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Can't Use RTI To Seek Any Material Not Linked To Investigation: Official
The Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission has ruled that CCTV footage can be provided only if it forms part of a court order or a police probe, noting that the RTI Act can not be treated as a substitute for investigation or trial.
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RTI Will Become "Dead Letter" If Vacancies Not Filled: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions (SICs).
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"Not An Option": Supreme Court Tells Information Commissions To Go Hybrid
The Supreme Court, in a big push for Right to Information, directed all State Information Commissions to provide litigants an option to file their complaints and appeals online and give them a hybrid mode for the hearing of their cases under RTI Act.
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Centre Invites Applications For Chief Information Commissioner Post
The Centre has sought applications from eligible candidates for the post of the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC).
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Can't Disclose Intelligence Report Under RTI: Court To 2006 Mumbai Blast Convict
Delhi High court on Friday dismissed the appeal of Ehtesham Quubddin Siddiqui, a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai Train blast case against the Central Information Commission's order.
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Court Order To Pay Salaries To Imams Violates Constitution: Top Official
"The commission notes that the said judgment sets a wrong precedent in the country and has become a point of unnecessary political slug fest and also social disharmony in the society," the information commissioner said.
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8-Week Deadline For Central Panel To Decide Plea For E-Surveillance Info
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide an appeal within eight weeks on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) refusal to provide information on electronic surveillance.
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Disclose Number Of Voting Machines That Showed Defects In Audit: RTI Body
The Central Information Commission has ordered the disclosure of the total number of EVMs and VVPATs that showed defects and errors during testing and evaluation of their firmware by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate.
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Top Court Directs Centre, States To File Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and State governments to file the latest compliance report within a period of four weeks regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners.
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Top Court Seeks Report On 2019 Verdict To Fill Information Panel Vacancies
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Centre and states to file status reports on compliance with its 2019 verdict for time-bound filling up of posts of Information Commissioners at CIC and SICs under the Right to Information Act.
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Budget 2021: Rs 5.50 Crore Allocated To Central Information Commission And RTI
The government has provisioned Rs 5.50 crore for the Central Information Commission and RTI in the Union Budget presented on Monday, a drop of over 44 per cent from 2020-21.
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No Public Interest In Revealing Details Of Political Donors: RTI Body
There is no public interest in disclosing details of the donors of political parties, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held, rejecting a plea for making the details public.
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RTI Body Allows To Withhold Records On Ex-Home Secretary's Resignation
The Central Information Commission has allowed the Cabinet Secretariat to withhold records of deliberations and file notes leading to the resignation of former Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami, who was asked to put down his papers following allegations of his attempts to stall the arrest of a former minister by the CBI.
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Who Created Aarogya Setu? RTI Body Pulls Up Government Over Evasive Reply
Millions of Indians have installed the Aarogya Setu, a contact tracing app that the government pushed as an essential tool in the fight against the coronavirus. But while Aarogya Setu's website says it was developed by the National Informatics Centre and the Information Technology ministry, both have denied knowledge of who created the app in respo...
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Aarogya Setu Developer Details Not Furnished by MeitY, NIC, NeGD; CIC Summons CPIOs
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why it does not have any information about the creation of the Aarogya Setu app despite having its name on the app’s website. The statutory body also issued show-cause notices to various Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs) as well as the Nat...
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Can't Use RTI To Seek Any Material Not Linked To Investigation: Official
The Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission has ruled that CCTV footage can be provided only if it forms part of a court order or a police probe, noting that the RTI Act can not be treated as a substitute for investigation or trial.
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RTI Will Become "Dead Letter" If Vacancies Not Filled: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions (SICs).
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"Not An Option": Supreme Court Tells Information Commissions To Go Hybrid
The Supreme Court, in a big push for Right to Information, directed all State Information Commissions to provide litigants an option to file their complaints and appeals online and give them a hybrid mode for the hearing of their cases under RTI Act.
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Centre Invites Applications For Chief Information Commissioner Post
The Centre has sought applications from eligible candidates for the post of the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC).
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Can't Disclose Intelligence Report Under RTI: Court To 2006 Mumbai Blast Convict
Delhi High court on Friday dismissed the appeal of Ehtesham Quubddin Siddiqui, a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai Train blast case against the Central Information Commission's order.
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Court Order To Pay Salaries To Imams Violates Constitution: Top Official
"The commission notes that the said judgment sets a wrong precedent in the country and has become a point of unnecessary political slug fest and also social disharmony in the society," the information commissioner said.
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8-Week Deadline For Central Panel To Decide Plea For E-Surveillance Info
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide an appeal within eight weeks on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) refusal to provide information on electronic surveillance.
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Disclose Number Of Voting Machines That Showed Defects In Audit: RTI Body
The Central Information Commission has ordered the disclosure of the total number of EVMs and VVPATs that showed defects and errors during testing and evaluation of their firmware by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate.
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Top Court Directs Centre, States To File Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and State governments to file the latest compliance report within a period of four weeks regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners.
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Top Court Seeks Report On 2019 Verdict To Fill Information Panel Vacancies
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Centre and states to file status reports on compliance with its 2019 verdict for time-bound filling up of posts of Information Commissioners at CIC and SICs under the Right to Information Act.
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Budget 2021: Rs 5.50 Crore Allocated To Central Information Commission And RTI
The government has provisioned Rs 5.50 crore for the Central Information Commission and RTI in the Union Budget presented on Monday, a drop of over 44 per cent from 2020-21.
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No Public Interest In Revealing Details Of Political Donors: RTI Body
There is no public interest in disclosing details of the donors of political parties, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held, rejecting a plea for making the details public.
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RTI Body Allows To Withhold Records On Ex-Home Secretary's Resignation
The Central Information Commission has allowed the Cabinet Secretariat to withhold records of deliberations and file notes leading to the resignation of former Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami, who was asked to put down his papers following allegations of his attempts to stall the arrest of a former minister by the CBI.
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Who Created Aarogya Setu? RTI Body Pulls Up Government Over Evasive Reply
Millions of Indians have installed the Aarogya Setu, a contact tracing app that the government pushed as an essential tool in the fight against the coronavirus. But while Aarogya Setu's website says it was developed by the National Informatics Centre and the Information Technology ministry, both have denied knowledge of who created the app in respo...
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Aarogya Setu Developer Details Not Furnished by MeitY, NIC, NeGD; CIC Summons CPIOs
The Central Information Commission on Tuesday asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why it does not have any information about the creation of the Aarogya Setu app despite having its name on the app’s website. The statutory body also issued show-cause notices to various Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs) as well as the Nat...
