May 06, 2022 10:25 pm
The book has arrived at a time when the RTI Act is rapidly losing its sheen because of bureaucratic apathy
November 20, 2021 7:35 pm
The State Information Commissioner said Ram Nivas Sepat, the Deputy Inspector General of Karnataka State Reserve Police in 2016, failed to provide information on an RTI query regarding manual scavenging within the stipulated time.
March 18, 2021 10:26 pm
The reminder came in connection with an application filed by an RTI activist, who wasn’t provided with the information he sought for over a year.
February 23, 2021 1:32 am
The court allowed the Centre’s request for two more weeks’ time to file a reply.
January 30, 2021 3:46 am
The court had on January 12 observed that the disclosure of interest regarding information being sought under RTI law would be necessary to establish the bonafides of an applicant.
January 29, 2021 4:49 am
Taking objection to the two orders of the GSIC, former chief minister Suresh Mehta and eight other citizens have submitted a memorandum to the Commission requesting it to ‘re-think’ the orders or to constitute a full-bench to review the same.
January 05, 2021 2:36 am
A delegation of RTI activists on Monday met the BSIC’s top functionaries to discuss their concerns. “There are over 20,000 pending cases, including over 6,000 of second appeals.
January 21, 2020 5:40 am
The DoPT has made the files regarding RTI (Amendment) Act now public.
November 13, 2019 6:47 pm
On November 13, 2019, SC upheld 2010 Delhi High Court verdict, held that office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority and falls within the ambit of RTI.
November 13, 2019 6:40 pm
The Supreme Court said only names of judges recommended by Collegium could be disclosed and not the reasons, holding that method of appointment had an impact on the independence of the judiciary.