Electoral Bonds: No Public Interest In Disclosing Identities Of Donors & Donees, Says CIC Rejecting RTI Application

The Central Information Commission on Monday held that disclosure of names of political parties to whom contributions are made under the electoral bonds and the donees thereof, is not in public interest. Information Commissioner Suresh Chandra also said that there does not appear to be any public interest of such importance that requires superseding of "right to privacy" of donors...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Drops Show Cause Notice To CPIOs, Issues Advisory To Ensure That The Website is Up-to-date With All Info

The Central Information Commission has dropped the show cause notices issued to the Central Public Information Officers(CPIOs) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division(NeGD) in connection to the Aarogya Setu RTI case. The proceedings were dropped by Information...

CIC Dismisses Appeal Against Non-Disclosure Of Information Sought From SC Regarding 38 Petitions In Aadhaar Case

The Central Information Commission has dismissed an appeal filed by an RTI Applicant against non-disclosure of the information sought about the decisions taken in 38 petitions disposed by the Supreme Court in Aadhaar judgment.The Commission said that the judgment titled Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India comprises of collective decision...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Denies Petitioner Permission to Attend Penalty Hearing Against Officials Who Failed To Furnish Information

The Central Information Commission, which is hearing a complaint filed by RTI Activist and Independent journalist Saurav Das on Aarogya Setu has declined him permission to attend the next hearing on the matter. The CIC on 27 October had passed a scathing remark against the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) and ...

[Breaking] Ministry Of Electronics, NIC And NeGD Have No Information About Who Created Arogya Setu App & How It Was Created: CIC Summons CPIOs

"None of the CPIOs were able to explain anything regarding who created the App, where are the files, and the same is extremely preposterous", the CIC stated.

Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(PMNRF) Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act : PMO [Read Reply]

The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) is not a 'public authority' within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act 2005, said the Public Information Officer of the Prime Minister's Office(PMO).The PMO stated this while disposing of an RTI application filed by one Abhimanyu Shrivastav.Srivastav had sought information...

RTI Act : Madras HC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking COVID-19 Special Bench For Information Commissions, Fixed Timeline For Disposal Of Appeals Etc

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a PIL seeking various directions for improving the right to information (RTI) regime and for facilitating RTI applications and hearings related to the pandemic. A Division Bench of Justice M.M Sundresh and Justice R. Hemalatha issued notices on the petition filed by independent journalist Saurav Das...

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (10th September) directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act. against 'the Mamlatdar' since "he acted in a callous manner as a result of which the petitioner had been deprived of from the right of Right to Information".The Bench of Justice...

RTI Seeking Details Of Tea Shop Of PM Modi's Father: CIC Directs CPIO Western Railway To File Affidavit Stating That No Records Are Available [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission disposed a second appeal filed by a lawyer who, through RTI, sought the details about the tea shop of Damodar Das, the father of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Two years ago, Pawan Parik, an RTI Activist and a lawyer practising in Haryana Courts, had filed an RTI application before CPIO, Western Railway, seeking...

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has instructed the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice to provide a clear, cogent and precise response to the RTI application.Venkatesh Nayak had filed an RTI seeking photocopy of the request sent by the Government of India to Chief Justices of High Courts for ensuring due consideration to be given...

[RTI] Wife Not Entitled To Seek Details Of Income Tax Returns Filed By Her Husband: CIC [Read Order]

A wife is not entitled to seek the details of the Income Tax Returns filed by her husband by filing RTI application, the Central Information Commission has observed. Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta observed that the filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with the Income Tax Department is not a public activity. "It is in the...

Refusing Access To Lavasa's Dissent Undermines RTI Act And Sanctity Of Electoral Process

Access to information is key to a participatory democracy which enables citizens to actively participate in matters of public affairs. Enactment of RTI Act shattered the entrenched culture of secrecy carried out by our bureaucracy for years and marked a transformation into an era of transparency. Since then, we have witnessed a number of...