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Missing Files Reveal Missing Law: 66 Years On, No Official Records Act In Madhya Pradesh
Information commissioner fines three officers for losing even the RTI application filed to track a missing certificate, asks government to frame a law
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Court Quashes Information Chief's Order On Disclosure Of Passport Details
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) directing the Centre to disclose the details relating to the passport held by an RTI applicant's estranged husband.
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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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Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Sworn In To Top RTI Watchdog Post
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, a retired IFS officer, was sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Saturday
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"Skydropped": Congress Dissents On Top RTI Watchdog Appointments
The government's decision to appoint new Information Commissioners opposed by the Congress in a dissent note has set up a new political flashpoint.
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Top Court Asks Centre, 9 States For Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the central and state information commissions in compliance with its earlier orders.
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"Final Assault On RTI" Says Sonia Gandhi As Government Brings New Rules
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the government of attempting to "erode or dilute" the landmark Right To Information law. The Narendra Modi government, she said, saw the law as "an obstacle to enforcing their majoritarian agenda".
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Centre Notifies New RTI Rules, Information Commissioners' Tenure Reduced
The Centre has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years in new RTI rules notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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RTI Amendment Bill Passed; Dilutes Transparency Law, Says Opposition
The bill to amend the landmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition allegations that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which has dubbed the bill "RTI Elimination Bill" and wants to send it to a select committee for further scrutiny -- is hoping to get support in the Rajya Sabha,...
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Bill To Amend Right to Information Act Introduced In Lok Sabha
A bill which seeks to take away the stature of information commissioners from equivalent of election commissioners and give the Centre the power to set their salaries and service conditions was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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No Guidelines To Handle Complaints Against Vigilance Body Head: Centre
The central government has started the process of framing guidelines to handle grievances or complaints against the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), the Personnel Ministry has said.
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Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu Opposes RTI Act Amendment
The changes in the privacy clause of the RTI Act suggested by the Justice Srikrishna panel will allow corrupt officers to escape public scrutiny, an Information Commissioner has said.
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Government Advertises Vacancies For Central Information Commission
Amid a row over proposed changes in the RTI Act, the government has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill vacant posts of Information Commissioners in transparency watchdog CIC.
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Missing Files Reveal Missing Law: 66 Years On, No Official Records Act In Madhya Pradesh
Information commissioner fines three officers for losing even the RTI application filed to track a missing certificate, asks government to frame a law
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Court Quashes Information Chief's Order On Disclosure Of Passport Details
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) directing the Centre to disclose the details relating to the passport held by an RTI applicant's estranged husband.
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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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Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Sworn In To Top RTI Watchdog Post
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, a retired IFS officer, was sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Saturday
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"Skydropped": Congress Dissents On Top RTI Watchdog Appointments
The government's decision to appoint new Information Commissioners opposed by the Congress in a dissent note has set up a new political flashpoint.
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Top Court Asks Centre, 9 States For Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the central and state information commissions in compliance with its earlier orders.
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"Final Assault On RTI" Says Sonia Gandhi As Government Brings New Rules
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the government of attempting to "erode or dilute" the landmark Right To Information law. The Narendra Modi government, she said, saw the law as "an obstacle to enforcing their majoritarian agenda".
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Centre Notifies New RTI Rules, Information Commissioners' Tenure Reduced
The Centre has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years in new RTI rules notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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RTI Amendment Bill Passed; Dilutes Transparency Law, Says Opposition
The bill to amend the landmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition allegations that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which has dubbed the bill "RTI Elimination Bill" and wants to send it to a select committee for further scrutiny -- is hoping to get support in the Rajya Sabha,...
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Bill To Amend Right to Information Act Introduced In Lok Sabha
A bill which seeks to take away the stature of information commissioners from equivalent of election commissioners and give the Centre the power to set their salaries and service conditions was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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No Guidelines To Handle Complaints Against Vigilance Body Head: Centre
The central government has started the process of framing guidelines to handle grievances or complaints against the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), the Personnel Ministry has said.
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Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu Opposes RTI Act Amendment
The changes in the privacy clause of the RTI Act suggested by the Justice Srikrishna panel will allow corrupt officers to escape public scrutiny, an Information Commissioner has said.
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Government Advertises Vacancies For Central Information Commission
Amid a row over proposed changes in the RTI Act, the government has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill vacant posts of Information Commissioners in transparency watchdog CIC.
