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PM Modi Degree Row: In all, the HC was dealing with six petitions — which included four filed by DU — challenging the December 2016 CIC order. (File Photo)

PM Modi’s degree is ‘personal information’, Delhi University does not have to disclose: High Court

August 26, 2025 8:21 am

Delhi HC on PM Modi Degree Row: In 2016, the CIC directed inspection of records of students who passed BA Programme from the varsity in 1978 — the year when Modi graduated from DU with a bachelor’s degree.

CIC has powers to constitute benches, frame regulations, says Supreme Court

July 13, 2024 7:18 pm

The top court said institutions like the CIC are established to carry out specialised tasks that require a level of impartiality and expertise that can only be achieved if they are free from undue interference.

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Express View: Delhi CM’s campaign calling PM Modi ‘illiterate’ stoops low

April 01, 2023 8:14 am

A party that can teach a thing or two about education politics should know better

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HC verdict on GU plea against CIC order on PM degree today

March 31, 2023 12:10 am

The GU, through its registrar, in 2016, had filed a petition before the HC challenging the CIC order wherein it had directed the university to provide information on the degree of PM Modi under the RTI Act to now Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

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PIL seeks CBI probe into ‘misappropriation of funds by state govt’

January 26, 2023 4:36 am

The TMC government in the state declined to comment, saying that the matter is sub judice.

Chandigarh officer gets show cause notice from CIC

December 11, 2022 7:20 am

As per details, the CIC found that the then Central Public Information Officer, Rajeev Kumar Ambasta, had denied information to the appellant citing Section 8 (1) (j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Central info panel asks Chandigarh police to give revised RTI reply to head constable

July 03, 2022 12:54 am

In its reply before the CIC, the Chandigarh Police had also gave the reference of a writ petition pending at the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the matter of house allotment to the police personnel.

Will decide RTI plea on e-surveillance in 8 weeks: CIC to Delhi HC

December 03, 2021 8:08 am

The high court was hearing a plea by Apar Gupta, a lawyer, and executive director of the NGO Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) challenging the rejection of his RTI applications seeking statistical information on state-sponsored electronic surveillance.

Highly placed sources said Bhargava, who is Information Commissioner in the CIC, has been appointed as new chief of the panel.

Centre refuses to make public records of deliberations on appointment of CIC Commissioners

June 02, 2019 10:00 pm

In response to an RTI application filed by activist Commodore (Retd) Lokesh Batra, the government has said 256 applications were received by it in response to its advertisement on January 4, 2019.

CIC postpones hearing on refusal of PMO to give details of graft complaints against ministers

May 03, 2019 3:23 pm

To identify, examine and categorise each of these complaints as corruption-related complaints may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise," the PMO had said citing Section 7 (9) of the Right to Information Act to justify the denial.