![Disclose Info On Steps Taken To Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword, etc.: CIC To PMO, Ministry of Culture [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Madabhushi-Sridhar-Interview-min.jpg "Disclose Info On Steps Taken To Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword, etc.: CIC To PMO, Ministry of Culture [Read Order]")
Disclose Info On Steps Taken To Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword, etc.: CIC To PMO, Ministry of Culture [Read Order]28 Aug 2018 1:17 PM GMTThe Central Information Commission (CIC) recently directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Culture to intimate an RTI applicant about the efforts taken by it to reclaim ancient...
![Ph.D. Scholar Alleges Thesis Plagiarism By Prof-Guide Of M.Phil: CIC Orders Indian Statistical Institute To Share Marked Copies Of Thesis With Complainant [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/copy-paste.jpg "Ph.D. Scholar Alleges Thesis Plagiarism By Prof-Guide Of M.Phil: CIC Orders Indian Statistical Institute To Share Marked Copies Of Thesis With Complainant [Read Order]")
Ph.D. Scholar Alleges Thesis Plagiarism By Prof-Guide Of M.Phil: CIC Orders Indian Statistical Institute To Share Marked Copies Of Thesis With Complainant [Read Order]30 July 2018 7:24 AM GMTWhen a Professor-guide himself is accused of infringing copyright of a student-scholar, such a scholar has right to complain, right to know and Right to Information about the action on the complaint...
![“Tell The Nation” What Happened To Lal Bahadur Shastri, CIC Tells PMO, MEA, MHA [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Lal-Bahadur-Shastri.jpg "“Tell The Nation” What Happened To Lal Bahadur Shastri, CIC Tells PMO, MEA, MHA [Read Order]")
Acharyulu says people have legitimate expectation to know truth about death of their beloved leader, orders Raj Narain inquiry report to be traced With doubts being raised over the mysterious death...
![Disclosure Of ‘Operation Blue Star’ Records Not Prudent At A Time When The Nation Is Rife With Instances Of Invariable Intolerance Amongst Communities: CIC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Right-to-Information-Act-RTI-Act-min.jpg "Disclosure Of ‘Operation Blue Star’ Records Not Prudent At A Time When The Nation Is Rife With Instances Of Invariable Intolerance Amongst Communities: CIC [Read Order]")
The subject matter of the information sought pertains to an Operation of Indian Army which purportedly led to such communal paraphernalia that later assumed cataclysmic proportions, stretching beyond...
![RTI Query Seeking Date Of Deposit Of Rs. 15L In Citizens’ Accounts, Not ‘Information’, PMO Tells CIC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Narendra-Modi.jpg "RTI Query Seeking Date Of Deposit Of Rs. 15L In Citizens’ Accounts, Not ‘Information’, PMO Tells CIC [Read Order]")
When will Rs. 15 Lakhs be deposited in the account of each citizen as promised by PM Narendra Modi, was one of the query by Mohan Kumar Sharma in an RTI application preferred before Prime Minister’s...
![Payment Of Pension Can’t Be Delayed In The Name Of Linking To Aadhaar, Says CIC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Aadhar-logo.jpg "Payment Of Pension Can’t Be Delayed In The Name Of Linking To Aadhaar, Says CIC [Read Order]"){kind=logo}
Even if linking with Aadhaar is necessary, it should not result in delaying the payment of pension or denial of information regarding pension, said Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu.The Central Information...
The Central Information Commission (CIC) last week issued notice to its own CPIO for his failure to provide information on a Right to Information application.The interim order was passed by...
An assessment of various Information Commissions in India has revealed a pendency of 1,99,186 appeals and complaints at the end of October 2017 in 23 commissions with many functioning with reduced...
![Denial Of Pension For Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage: CIC Seeks Explanations From Department Of Posts [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prof-Madabhushi-Sridhar-min.jpg "Denial Of Pension For Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage: CIC Seeks Explanations From Department Of Posts [Read Order]")
Reacting strongly to the denial of information relating to pension by the postal authority, the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) passed an order asking explanation from the respondent authority...
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that file notings made by junior officers to their seniors are not exempt from disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Vibhu...
If a case is made out where the court finds that public interest requires furnishing of information, the court is certainly entitled to so require in a given fact situation. If rules or practice so...
![Denial Of Information For Lack Of Aadhaar Is A Serious Breach Of RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RTI-Adhar.jpg "Denial Of Information For Lack Of Aadhaar Is A Serious Breach Of RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]")
The Central Information Commission has recently held that denial of information for lack of Aadhaar card will be a serious breach of right, which was guaranteed by the RTI Act and also amounts to...
The Delhi High Court has set aside ‘as not sustainable’ the order of the Central Information Commission declaring every minister a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act.Justice Vibhu...
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) is a public authority under the Right to Information Act.'The Commission has no hesitation to declare...
A full Bench of the Central Information Commission has declared the Indian Banks Association (IBA) a public authority accountable under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Two separate opinions were...
In a response to a representation by Mr. Sapreet Singh Ajmani, National President of the Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI), the Law Ministry has made it clear that it is not necessary to obtain...
Judicial proceedings and records thereof are public records and the appellant has a right to secure desired information, the commission held.The Central Information Commission, in a brief order, has...
![Team India Or Team BCCI? Explain Why Should BCCI Not Be Declared Public Authority Under RTI Act In Interest Of ‘Fair Cricket’ [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BCCI.jpg "Team India Or Team BCCI? Explain Why Should BCCI Not Be Declared Public Authority Under RTI Act In Interest Of ‘Fair Cricket’ [Read Order]")
![People Legitimately Expect Antiquities Like Koh-i-Noor To Be Brought Back, Says CIC; Asks PMO, MEA To Share Steps It’s Taking [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Kohinoor.jpg "People Legitimately Expect Antiquities Like Koh-i-Noor To Be Brought Back, Says CIC; Asks PMO, MEA To Share Steps It’s Taking [Read Order]")
