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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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Former BJP MP's Nephew's Life Sentence Suspended In Gujarat RTI Activist's Murder Case
The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.
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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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Take Us Out Of RTI, Say Armed Forces In Fresh Appeal
The armed forces have made a fresh appeal to be excluded from the Right to Information or RTI Act, saying that they have not only found instances where the transparency law could be harming national security but compromising the chain of command as w
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Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act, Says Top Court: 10 Points
The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and three future Chief Justices were part of the constitution bench...
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Judiciary Can't Be Destroyed In Name Of Transparency: Supreme Court
Nobody wants a "system of opaqueness" but in the name of transparency the judiciary cannot be destroyed, the Supreme Court said Thursday, while hearing the appeals of its registry against the Delhi High Court order that the CJI's office falls under the ambit of RTI Act.
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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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Citizens To File Information Commission Complaints, Appeals Online
Right To Information or RTI applicants will soon be able to file complaints and appeals with Central Information Commission (CIC) online.
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Over 40,000 Cases Pending as Central Information Commission Remains Headless
Over 40,000 complaints and appeals are pending in the Central Information Commission (CIC) which is working without its Chief for more than nine months.
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PM Modi's Wife Files Second RTI Appeal on Her Security Cover Issue
Four months after she was denied information on her security cover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed a second appeal under the Right To Information or RTI Act seeking details on the matter.
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With No Chief Information Commissioner, RTI Appeals Pile Up
Right to Information or RTI applicants seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office, Rashtrapati Bhawan or the Supreme Court will have to wait for an average of three years, especially if their applications have been turned down, say RTI experts.
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Dispose RTI Applications, Appeals As Per Guidelines, Government Tells Departments
The Government has asked ministries to properly dispose applications and appeals filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as per the laid down guidelines.
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Sebi asked to disclose details on grant of licence to MCX-SX
Hearing an appeal against the market regulator's denial of information sought through RTI (Right to Information) Act, the Appellate Authority has ruled the process relating to grant of recognition of MCX-SX in 2008 has been completed.
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Can't release files about Netaji's widow, daughter: Prime Minister's Office
Turning down an RTI appeal, the Prime Minister's Office has said releasing secret files about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's widow Emilie Schenkl and daughter Anita Bose may upset relations with foreign countries.
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Over 11,000 RTI pleas pile up with headless Madhya Pradesh info panel
As many as 11,441 appeals and complaints under Right to Information Act are pending with the Madhya Pradesh Information Commission which is currently functioning without chief and other commissioners.
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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.
-
Former BJP MP's Nephew's Life Sentence Suspended In Gujarat RTI Activist's Murder Case
The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.
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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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Take Us Out Of RTI, Say Armed Forces In Fresh Appeal
The armed forces have made a fresh appeal to be excluded from the Right to Information or RTI Act, saying that they have not only found instances where the transparency law could be harming national security but compromising the chain of command as w
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Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act, Says Top Court: 10 Points
The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and three future Chief Justices were part of the constitution bench...
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Judiciary Can't Be Destroyed In Name Of Transparency: Supreme Court
Nobody wants a "system of opaqueness" but in the name of transparency the judiciary cannot be destroyed, the Supreme Court said Thursday, while hearing the appeals of its registry against the Delhi High Court order that the CJI's office falls under the ambit of RTI Act.
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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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Citizens To File Information Commission Complaints, Appeals Online
Right To Information or RTI applicants will soon be able to file complaints and appeals with Central Information Commission (CIC) online.
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Over 40,000 Cases Pending as Central Information Commission Remains Headless
Over 40,000 complaints and appeals are pending in the Central Information Commission (CIC) which is working without its Chief for more than nine months.
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PM Modi's Wife Files Second RTI Appeal on Her Security Cover Issue
Four months after she was denied information on her security cover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has filed a second appeal under the Right To Information or RTI Act seeking details on the matter.
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With No Chief Information Commissioner, RTI Appeals Pile Up
Right to Information or RTI applicants seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office, Rashtrapati Bhawan or the Supreme Court will have to wait for an average of three years, especially if their applications have been turned down, say RTI experts.
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Dispose RTI Applications, Appeals As Per Guidelines, Government Tells Departments
The Government has asked ministries to properly dispose applications and appeals filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as per the laid down guidelines.
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Sebi asked to disclose details on grant of licence to MCX-SX
Hearing an appeal against the market regulator's denial of information sought through RTI (Right to Information) Act, the Appellate Authority has ruled the process relating to grant of recognition of MCX-SX in 2008 has been completed.
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Can't release files about Netaji's widow, daughter: Prime Minister's Office
Turning down an RTI appeal, the Prime Minister's Office has said releasing secret files about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's widow Emilie Schenkl and daughter Anita Bose may upset relations with foreign countries.
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Over 11,000 RTI pleas pile up with headless Madhya Pradesh info panel
As many as 11,441 appeals and complaints under Right to Information Act are pending with the Madhya Pradesh Information Commission which is currently functioning without chief and other commissioners.
