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 RTI complaint hearings through video conferencing July 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on RTI complaint hearings through video conferencing The Bihar State Information Commission (SIC) Thursday launched a video conferencing system for quicker hearing and disposal of complaints related to the Right To Information (RTI) Act, officials said. State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) A.K. Choudhary said the SIC will help dispose complaints against principal information officers for denying information under the RTI Act to […] Read more » Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hearings through video conferencing RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI complaint State Information Commission
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