In India’s Right to Privacy, a Glimpse of a Right to be Forgotten: The landmark right to privacy judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Justice Puttaswamy v. Union of India is significant for a lesser known holding – the right to be forgotten. The concurring opinion delivered by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul affirmed the ratio of the case, namely that right…
Rohith Vemula’s death: HRD Ministry rejects RTI query to make panel findings public: The Human Resource Development Ministry has reportedly rejected an RTI appeal that asked for the Roopanwala commission’s report on the death of University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar Rohith Vemula to be made public. According to a PTI report, the HRD ministry stated…
The Information Commission on Saturday said that RTI applicants need not pay fees for filing appeals before it.
In a release here, the commission said the RTI applicants need pay fees only for the applications they file before the State public information officer concerned.
On the face of it, the Right to Information (RTI) Act has empowered the citizen to a large extent. However, it seems obvious that the RTI has not been understood properly, given that the impulse to take shelter under the Official Secrets Act (by the Executive), the Parliament Privileges (by the Legislature), the Contempt of…
The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed all Public Information Officers (PIOs) to provide information sought under J&K RTI Act 2009, even if such information is available on the official website. The SIC issued the directions in case of Imityaz Ahmad who was denied information for several months. An Information seeker Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather of Dursuma district…
New Delhi: Delhi University has rejected an RTI plea seeking information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor of arts degree. According to a report carried by ToI on Thursday, the RTI plea had sought information related to PM Modi’s BA degree, which was turned down by the Delhi University, citing inability to find information without…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has termed as baseless reports that the government was attempting to exempt vigilance inquiries against the Chief Ministers and other ministers from the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. On the contrary, the government has taken steps to prevent harassment of the public for raising complaints against people…
While a recent Lokayukta probe failed to indict anyone for illegal mining, a query under Right to Information (RTI) Act pointed towards the growing malaise in Bijnore. On the intervention of the State Information Commissioner (SIC), a fine was also realised from the accused and a legal proceeding was initiated. Now the ADM (Administration) at…
The Supreme Court has observed that revealing the name of examiners evaluating answer sheets in competitive exams under the RTI Act could lead to “dire consequences” and “create confusion and public interest,” as unsuccessful candidates may try to seek revenge. The observations were made by a bench of Justices M Y Eqbal and Arun Mishra,…
A Division Bench of Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued notice to the Registrar General of the High Court, on a petition challenging the Court’s RTI Rules. The petition, filed by a law student, Dharma Raj, challenges the Rajasthan Right to Information (High Court and Subordinate Courts) Rules, 2006, as being ultra vires the Right…