Top Law News Central Information Commission brings BCCI under RTI Act October 2, 2018 / October 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pronounced the judgment stating that BCCI is covered under the RTI Act and answerable to the people of the country under its mechanism. As a result of the ruling, the board is now “answerable to the people of the country”. “The SC has also reaffirmed that the BCCI is the ‘approved’ […] Read more » BCCI featured RTI Act.
High Profile Cases Top Law News Centre in High Court against CIC order on Khemka’s deputation May 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has moved the Delhi High Court against a CIC order asking it to inform whether IAS officer Ashok Khemka, known for cancelling Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra’s alleged illegal land deal in Gurgaon, was considered for the post of joint secretary in the Centre. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in its […] Read more » Ashok Khemka C K Bhatt CIC Delhi High Court DoPT's featured IAS Rahul Sharma Robert Vadra RTI Act. Vibhu Bakhru
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
Top Law News Plea in SC for amendment in RTI Act March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to amend the RTI Act for fixing time limit for disposal of appeals by the Central Information Commission and state information panels. The plea has been filed by an RTI activist against an order of the Allahabad High […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Central Information Commission featured gonda lawyer Shiv Kumar Tripathi Rakesh Kumar Tewari RTI Act. Sarju Nahar Khand Shiv Kumar Tripathi state information panels Supreme Court
Top Law News Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act August 6, 2013 / August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society activists are gearing up for an offensive against the government’s proposed legislation to exclude political parties from the ambit of the RTI Act. Besides petitions to parliamentarians, the PM and the President urging them not to support the amendments, activists plan to hold protest demonstrations and even challenge the legislation in court as […] Read more » Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act ADR Aruna Roy Association of Democratic Reforms Central Information Commission CIC National Campaign for People's Right to Information national news NCPRI news Prof Jagdeep Chhokar RTI Act. Shailesh Gandhi Shekhar Singh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bring BJD under RTI Act: Transparency International June 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Transparency International India (TI) has filed a petition before the Odisha Information Commission, praying that Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, an official said on Saturday. Biswajit Mohanty, the board member of Transparency International (TI)-India, who filed the petition on Friday, said the Central Information […] Read more » Biju Janata Dal under RTI BJD BJD under RTI Act Odisha Information Commission RTI Act.
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 Govt officials’ ACRs can’t be made public: SC April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea for disclosure of the annual confidential reports (ACRs) of public servants under the RTI Act has been rejected by the Supreme court of India. A bench of justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya upheld the Delhi High Court’s order that the annual performance appraisal reports (APARs), previously known as ACRs, of a public […] Read more » activist R K Jain annual confidential reports Delhi High Court Excise public servants under the RTI Act RTI Act. Section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Government withdraws RTI Act amendments November 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government withdraws RTI Act amendments Under pressure from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Manmohan Singh government Thursday withdrew the controversial amendments aimed at diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act. “The cabinet decided to withdraw the amendments to the RTI Act” The campaign against the amendments was led by activist Aruna Roy, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory […] Read more » Aruna Roy chief information commissioner Government National Advisory Council Nikhil Dey Right to Information (RTI) Act RTI Act amendments RTI Act. Satyanand Mishra Sonia Gandhi the Manmohan Singh UPA government
Top Law News DoPT seeks advice on court’s verdict on info panel September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Department of Personnel and Traininghas sought the Law Ministry’s advice on the Supreme Courtverdict making it mandatory for the hearings in Central and State Information Commissions to be carried out by people with judicial backgrounds. “We have held inter-departmental discussions with officials concerned on the Apex court decision. The department has decided to seek […] Read more » Central and State Information Commissions chief information commissioner CIC department of personnel and training DoPT DoPT seeks advice on court's verdict on info panel inter-departmental discussions Law Ministry's advice legal advice is expected RTI Act. transparency panels at the respective levels
Top Law News UPSC to disclose civil services prelims marks July 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to disclose the marks obtained by candidates in the civil services preliminary examination 2010. A bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw gave the ruling, dismissing UPSC’s appeal against a single judge order to disclose the marks, albeit only […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010 Delhi Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw news of Delhi objective of RTI Act RTI Act. Union Public Service Commission UPSC UPSC prelims marks UPSC to disclose civil services prelims marks UPSC to disclose the marks
