RTI
25 July 2022 6:15 AM GMT
S.11 RTI Act | Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate Submitted By Persons Seeking Priority In Public Employment Contain Personal Info, Notice Mandatory: Madras HC
Upasana Sajeev
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that informations touching upon the right of privacy of third parties cannot be sought through RTI applications without putting them on notice.Justice Anand Venkatesh was dealing with a plea seeking directions to the Tamil Nadu Information Commission to provide details with respect to persons who have registered themselves in the district...
22 July 2022 10:49 AM GMT
Definition Of "Public Authority" Under RTI Act Has No Application In Service Dispute: Delhi High Court
Nupur Thapliyal
The Delhi High Court has observed that the definition of 'public authority' as contained under sec. 2(h) of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 has no application in a service matter.Justice C Hari Shankar was dealing with an application under sec. 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 moved in regular second appeal pending before it. The...
21 July 2022 3:00 AM GMT
Consider Uploading Cumulative Month Wise Data Of Cases Instituted & Disposed Of On HC Website: CIC To Delhi High Court
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Central Information Commission has asked the Delhi High Court to consider uploading cumulative month-wise data of cases instituted and disposed of on its website.The Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha passed this order on an appeal filed by a law student, Ateet Bansal challenging the refusal of the Public Information Officer of the...
18 July 2022 5:59 AM GMT
S.21 RTI Act | Public Information Officer Can't Be Penalised For Delay In Furnishing Info If Genuine & Bonafide Reasons Given: Karnataka High Court
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka HIgh Court has quashed an order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission directing a Deputy Conservator of Forests (deputed as the Public Information officer) to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- for delay in furnishing information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI). A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha while...
15 July 2022 6:37 AM GMT
RTI Act | Right To 'Inspection Of Work' Of Any Public Authority U/S 2(j) Does Not Include 'Inspection Of Property': Delhi High Court
Padmakshi Sharma
The Delhi High Court has held that the words "inspection of work" under Section 2(j) of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005 does not include "inspection of property" under its ambit.Section 2(j) stipulates that right to information means the right to information accessible under the Act which is held by or under the control of any public...
30 Jun 2022 6:53 AM GMT
Potential Cabinet Papers Yet To Be Brought Before Council Of Ministers Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act: Kerala High Court
Hannah M Varghese
The Kerala High Court has ruled that potential cabinet papers which have not yet been brought before the Council of Ministers are exempted from disclosure under the Right to Information Act.Section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act exempts disclosure of cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other...
20 Jun 2022 4:00 AM GMT
RTI Act | Penalty U/S 20(2) For Destruction Of Information Sought Not Attracted In Absence Of Malafide: Gujarat High Court
EKTA RATHORE
The Gujarat High Court has held that where any information sought under the Right to Information Act is destroyed and it is not the case of malafide destruction of information, penalty under Section 20(2) of RTI Act shall not be attracted.Section 20 stipulates disciplinary action against a Public Information Officer where information sought is not...
14 Jun 2022 6:45 AM GMT
Plea Of Army For Exemption From RTI: An Approach Devoid Of Merits
Hari Mudgil
In the landmark judgment of SP Gupta Vs Union of India (1981), Supreme Court of India held, "the concept of open government is the direct emanation from the right to know, which seems to be implicit in the right of free speech and expression guaranteed under article 19(1) of Constitution." Besides Apex court, many high courts and civil...
7 Jun 2022 4:54 AM GMT
"Will Benefit Students" : CIC Directs Bar Council Of India To Publish Inspection Reports Of Law Colleges On Website
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
The Central Information Commission has directed the Bar Council of India to publish on its website the inspection reports of law colleges. The CIC observed that the disclosure of the inspection reports of the law colleges in the public domain will benefit the student community at large.The Information Commissioner Saroj Punhani passed the order in...
26 April 2022 9:00 AM GMT
Certified Copies Of Answer Scripts Written By Applicant Can Be Provided Under RTI Act During Ongoing Criminal Investigation: Karnataka High Court
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the state government challenging an order of the State Information Commission which directed the authority to provide certified copies of answer scripts written by the applicant for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, in the year 2013. The Member Secretary of APP Cum AGP...
30 March 2022 4:44 AM GMT
IBBI First Appellate Authority Allows RTI Application By A Company Seeking Information Regarding Complaint Against IRP
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
The Executive Director and First Appellate Authority, Santosh Kumar Shukla, IBBI in Utility Premises Private Limited v. Central Public Information officer allowed the RTI application filed by Utility Premises Private Limited seeking information regarding the complaint filed by it against the IRP, Mr. X. The Central Public Information...