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...

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...

Justices J.Chelameswar and S.Abdul Nazeer of the Supreme Court, have held on October 23 that they did not see any ground to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s order on May 25, which did not favour...

Holding that a long wait for information was akin to harassment, the Central Information Commission has awarded a compensation of Rs 5,000 to an RTI applicant, who was made to wait for two long years...

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has come under severe criticism from the Central  Information Commission (CIC) for maintaining secrecy about the number of complaints...

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission to maintain record of its daily orders.“The functioning of the CIC must be transparent, and it is necessary that a record of daily...

The Central Information Commission has asked Satbir Bedi, member secretary, National Commission for Women, to look into the anti-RTI working in the organisation where a contractual research assistant...

The Central Information Commission has ordered an inquiry into the exchange of old currency notes after demonetisation at post office branches in Pinto Park and the Air Force area in south Delhi...