Intellectual Property News Wrong information under RTI to land officials in trouble March 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Providing wrong information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act could be prove costly with a senior Haryana official directing that action be taken against erring staff. State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati has issued directions to all the departments to fix responsibility and take action under the Government Employees Conduct Rules against those erring officials […] Read more » Information land officials RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI trouble Wrong
Top Law News Maharashtra governor pushes information commissioner’s removal January 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The process to remove defiant State Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari got a fillip with Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Tuesday referring the issue to the Supreme Court, an official said.The governor has referred the case to the apex court under Right to Information Act, Section 17(1), said an official who declined to be identified. The section […] Read more » information commissioner removal RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Intellectual Property News Seven years on, Kashmir still waits for information commission January 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir was the first to enact the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2004. But seven years down the line and despite Rs 8.3 million being spent on the required infrastructure in the past year, the State Information Commission is yet to be set up. RTI activists in the state are wondering why […] Read more » RIGHT TO INFORMATION State Information Commission