Top Law News Seeking bank employees’ personal info exempted under RTI: SC September 3, 2017 / September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that seeking information about individual bank employees which were personal in nature and devoid of any public interest, was exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Canara Bank challenging an order of the Kerala High Court directing it […] Read more » Central Information Commission CIC featured Justice A M Sapre Justice R.K. Agrawal personal info exempted under RTI Right to Information Act RTI RTI Act. SC Seeking bank employees
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Chief Information Commissioner can transfer Commissioners: HC October 25, 2016 / October 25, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that the State Chief Information Commissioner has powers under Right to Information Act (RTI) to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to another for the purpose of ensuring that the Commission functions in a smooth manner. This significant ruling was delivered by a bench headed by Justice V […] Read more » chief information commissioner featured HC Right to Information Act RTI transfer Commissioners
Top Law News Rationale behind passing judgement can’t be revealed under RTI: SC June 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The rationale behind passing judgements or orders by courts cannot be disclosed to litigants under the Right to Information Act, Supreme Court has said. An appellate authority of the Supreme Court, constituted under the RTI Act, dismissed the plea of an RTI activist who had sought information on the rationale for passing orders on review […] Read more » news Rationale behind passing judgement Right to Information Act RTI Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Law has become business now, says Sibal September 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law as a profession has become a business over the years, which is a matter of concern, union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal said Sunday. “Lawyers have always been regarded as providers of service. That is why law is a profession. Over the years, however, I found that it has become a business,” Sibal […] Read more » Hugh Patterson McMillon National Law School of India University national news news Right to Information Act todays news todays top news Top news union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal
Top Law News Court to hear RTI plea on attorney general August 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear two separate petitions asking it to declare the attorney general’s office a public authority so that it comes under the purview of the Right To Information Act, 2005. Justice S.K. Misra listed for Oct 30 the petitions seeking to declare the attorney general’s office as a public […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan Justice S.K. Misra national news news Right to Information Act RTI activist R.K. Jain todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed The government on Friday strongly defended the cabinet decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in order to keep political parties out of its ambit, saying no political party could function if the CIC order was implemented. The issue has been in the news after a June 3 Central Information Commission (CIC) order stated that six national […] Read more » Law Minister Kapil Sibal national news news Right to Information Act RTI RTI amendment Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News PM urged not to amend RTI Act August 1, 2013 / August 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Activists and citizens Wednesday urged the prime minister not to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The petition to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, signed by around 300 people, came after a Central Information Commission order that declared six political parties to be public authorities. “It is reported that the government is considering the introduction […] Read more » former information commissioner Sahilesh Gandhi Harsh Mander Jean Dreze NAC members Aruna Roy national news news PM urged not to amend RTI Act Right to Information Act RTI todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News CIC order on parties: RTI applicants file caveat in HC June 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on CIC order on parties: RTI applicants file caveat in HC A caveat was on Wednesday filed in the Delhi High Court to pre-empt any ex-parte stay on the Central Information Commission order bringing political parties under the purview of Right to Information Act. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a civil society claiming to bring transparency in Indian politics, on whose plea the CIC had […] Read more » ADR Association for Democratic Reforms Central Information Commission CIC CIC order on parties: RTI applicants file caveat in HC Delhi High Court national news news Right to Information Act RTI Act. todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC stays part of its verdict on appointments in info panels April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed its direction that only sitting or retired chief justices of High Courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions. A bench of justices A. K. Patnaik and A.K. Sikri also directed “that wherever a Chief Information Commissioner is of the opinion that intricate […] Read more » Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Chief Justice of India Chief Justices of the High Court information commissioners retired chief justices of High Courts retired judges of apex court Right to Information Act RTI Act. State Information Commission
Top Law News Centre plea on info panel appointments has admitted by the Sumpreme Court November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre’s plea has been admitted by the Supreme Court to review its judgement which had stipulated that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and state information commissions. While admitting the plea, a bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made […] Read more » 2005 apex court judge bench of justice Central Information Commission Centre's plea chief information commissioner chief justices of high court information commissioners justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar Right to Information Act sections 12 and 15 of the Right to Information Act Supreme Court
Top Law News SC moved for review of verdict seeking judges on RTI panels October 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its verdict directing amendment of the RTI Act for the appointment of judges, serving or retired, and people with judicial background on the central and state information panels. The government, in its review petition, contended that the court could not have directed it […] Read more » Central and State Information Commissions Chief Information Commissioner at the Centre Chief Justice of the High Court critical legal questions and nuances of law High Court for appointment as Information Commissioners Judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar machinery of administration quasi-judicial functions review of verdict seeking judges Right to Information Act RTI act's amendment SC moved for review of verdict seeking judges on RTI panels
Top Law News Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that Central and state Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions, the Supreme Court today asked the government to appoint people from judicial background also as its members. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also lifted the stay on appointment of information commissioners. The bench passed the order on a PIL challenging […] Read more » Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions judicial background Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar PIL challenging section 12 posts of Information Commissioners are vacant in the CIC Right to Information Act work of the CIC under the RTI Act
