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Parties Shouldn't Be Compelled To Disclose Internal Talks Under RTI: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court orally observed that political parties may "have a point" when they fear that accountability under RTI may stretch to even disclosure of internal decisions, including why they chose a particular candidate.
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Supreme Court To Hear Separately Pleas On Electoral Bonds, Bringing Parties Under RTI
The Supreme Court said petitions on the electoral bonds scheme, bringing political parties within the ambit of the Right to Information Act and those challenging amendments in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act will be heard separately.
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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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General Elections 2019: 99.8% Electoral Bonds Sold Were Of Highest Denominations, Says RTI
A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties were through electoral bonds of the highest denominations - Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore - between March 2018 and January 24, 2019, according to data obtained by a social worker under the Right to Information Act.
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Political Parties Got 99.8% Donations Through Electoral Bonds: RTI
A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations -- Rs 10 lakh and Rs one crore -- between March 2018 and January 24, 2019, revealed data obtained under the RTI Act.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Details Of Donations Recieved Through Electoral Bonds, Claims RTI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties who have redeemed these claiming it as a personal information held by it in fiduciary capacity exempted from disclosure in an RTI reply.
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National Parties Under RTI Act, Election Commission Clarifies
The Election Commission today said national parties are public authorities under the RTI Act as declared by the Central Information Commission, a day after the poll panel's appeal order on an RTI application saying political parties are out of the purview of RTI Act was reported.
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AAP Asks Congress, BJP To Come Clean On Their Funds, Reveal Donors
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused Congress and BJP of getting most of their donations from undisclosed sources.
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Why Aren't Parties Answering RTIs? Information Commission Issues Notices
The Central Information Commission has issued notices to top leaders of six major political parties asking them why are Right to Information or RTI queries not being answered by their parties.
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Political Parties Cannot Be Brought Under RTI, Centre Tells Supreme Court
Political parties must not be brought under RTI or Right to Information Act as they are not public authorities, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Get Political Parties Under RTI
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, the Election Commission and six political parties, including Congress and BJP, on a plea to declare all national and regional political parties "public authorities" to bring them under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Central Information Commission Summons Political Parties for Discussion on RTI Act Yet Again
The Central Information Commission (CIC) today directed the presidents or general secretaries of 6 political parties including the Congress and the BJP to appear before it on the 7th of next month to discuss ways of them being included under the Right to Information act (RTI).
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Chief Information Commission Issues Show-Cause Notices to Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah
The Chief Information Commission has issued show-cause notices to BJP President Amit Shah and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with the heads of four other political parties asking why an inquiry should not be instituted in the matter of non-compliance of its order to implement the RTI Act.
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Political parties do not come under RTI Act: Parliamentary panel
A Parliamentary standing committee has agreed with the government that political parties should not come under the landmark Right to Information Act.
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RTI Amendment Bill deferred
A bill seeking to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act to shield political parties from providing information under the transparency law has been referred to a parliamentary standing committee for further consideration.
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Parties Shouldn't Be Compelled To Disclose Internal Talks Under RTI: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court orally observed that political parties may "have a point" when they fear that accountability under RTI may stretch to even disclosure of internal decisions, including why they chose a particular candidate.
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Supreme Court To Hear Separately Pleas On Electoral Bonds, Bringing Parties Under RTI
The Supreme Court said petitions on the electoral bonds scheme, bringing political parties within the ambit of the Right to Information Act and those challenging amendments in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act will be heard separately.
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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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General Elections 2019: 99.8% Electoral Bonds Sold Were Of Highest Denominations, Says RTI
A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties were through electoral bonds of the highest denominations - Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore - between March 2018 and January 24, 2019, according to data obtained by a social worker under the Right to Information Act.
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Political Parties Got 99.8% Donations Through Electoral Bonds: RTI
A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations -- Rs 10 lakh and Rs one crore -- between March 2018 and January 24, 2019, revealed data obtained under the RTI Act.
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SBI Refuses To Disclose Details Of Donations Recieved Through Electoral Bonds, Claims RTI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties who have redeemed these claiming it as a personal information held by it in fiduciary capacity exempted from disclosure in an RTI reply.
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National Parties Under RTI Act, Election Commission Clarifies
The Election Commission today said national parties are public authorities under the RTI Act as declared by the Central Information Commission, a day after the poll panel's appeal order on an RTI application saying political parties are out of the purview of RTI Act was reported.
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AAP Asks Congress, BJP To Come Clean On Their Funds, Reveal Donors
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused Congress and BJP of getting most of their donations from undisclosed sources.
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Why Aren't Parties Answering RTIs? Information Commission Issues Notices
The Central Information Commission has issued notices to top leaders of six major political parties asking them why are Right to Information or RTI queries not being answered by their parties.
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Political Parties Cannot Be Brought Under RTI, Centre Tells Supreme Court
Political parties must not be brought under RTI or Right to Information Act as they are not public authorities, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea to Get Political Parties Under RTI
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, the Election Commission and six political parties, including Congress and BJP, on a plea to declare all national and regional political parties "public authorities" to bring them under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Central Information Commission Summons Political Parties for Discussion on RTI Act Yet Again
The Central Information Commission (CIC) today directed the presidents or general secretaries of 6 political parties including the Congress and the BJP to appear before it on the 7th of next month to discuss ways of them being included under the Right to Information act (RTI).
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Chief Information Commission Issues Show-Cause Notices to Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah
The Chief Information Commission has issued show-cause notices to BJP President Amit Shah and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with the heads of four other political parties asking why an inquiry should not be instituted in the matter of non-compliance of its order to implement the RTI Act.
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Political parties do not come under RTI Act: Parliamentary panel
A Parliamentary standing committee has agreed with the government that political parties should not come under the landmark Right to Information Act.
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RTI Amendment Bill deferred
A bill seeking to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act to shield political parties from providing information under the transparency law has been referred to a parliamentary standing committee for further consideration.
