Outgoing information commissioner defends his notice to RBIET had first reported on November 9 that other commissioners had raised questions on legal tenability of Acharyulu’s notice and propriety o...
21 Nov, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
Showcause notice to Urjit Patel raises eyebrows within Central Information CommissionThe timing of the order and the alacrity with which the CIC has moved over the matter has also been questioned.
09 Nov, 2018, 08.38 AM IST
CIC: PM Modi to decide on releasing Lal Bahadur Shastri's filesThe Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended that the PM and home minister take a call on declassification of all classified re...
25 Sep, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
CIC split wide open after news travels out of meeting roomsInformation commissioners Yashovardhan Azad and M Sridhar Acharyulu has questioned the motive behind making public their opposition to gove...
26 Jan, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
Stop playing cat & mouse, Central Information Commission tells departments over missing filesInformation Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu said that frequent reference to “missing files” is really an “excuse to deny the information” .
07 Jun, 2017, 01.34 AM IST
Hearing on Gujarat University plea against CIC order on PM Narendra Modi's degree adjournedGU, while opposing the CIC's order, contended that it was not given a hearing before the order was passed.
15 Dec, 2016, 10.02 PM IST
High Court stays order to give information on PM Narendra Modi's degree to Arvind KejriwalA division bench of chief justice R Subhash Reddy and justice VM Pancholi accepted the varsity’s demand for stay.
02 Jul, 2016, 01.08 AM IST
HC stays order to give info on PM Modi's degree to Arvind KejriwalIt also issued notices to Central Information Commissioner, the union government and Kejriwal seeking their responses and posted further he...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.36 PM IST
Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-endThe fact has even shocked CIC’s own information commissioners, like M Sridhar Acharyulu, have asked the problem be addressed immediately.
19 Nov, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
CIC summons secretary to L-G over RTI on tax fraudThe Central Information Commission has summoned secretary to lieutenant-governor and issued a showcause notice of maximum penalty in a Righ...
21 Sep, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
CIC directs Tihar to divulge details on basic facilities like diet chart, medical services given to inmatesTihar Jail must voluntarily disclose the diet chart, standard of food, basic medical services and grievance redressal systems available for...
27 May, 2015, 06.37 AM IST
Block out personal details of victims; Central Information Commission found a novel way to protect rape victims’ IDAcharyulu said in his order that rape records should be made public by using the severability clause provided in RTI Act.
06 Mar, 2015, 07.05 AM IST
Over 24,000 cases pending in Central Information Commission as on October 31More than 24,150 complaints and second appeals are pending with CIC as on October 31, said a data compiled by RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak.
05 Nov, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
Central Information Commission to Delhi Government: Probe DTC drivers scamThe CIC has directed Delhi Government to carry out an "urgent comprehensive" inquiry into the issue of colour blind DTC drivers declared fi...
27 Feb, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
- Wife has right to know husband's salary: Central Information Commission
Wives of government servants have a "right" to know salary particulars of their husbands, according to CIC.
19 Jan, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
Wife has right to know husband's salary: Central Information CommissionInformation Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu said every spouse has a right to information about the salary particulars of the other.
19 Jan, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
CIC summons Delhi Chief Secretary D M Spolia on destruction of filesCIC issued summons to Delhi Chief Secretary to present their inquiry report into the alleged incident before it.
27 Dec, 2013, 10.17 PM IST