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Unemployed 'youngsters like cockroaches' become media, activists; attack system: CJIChief Justice of India Surya Kant made strong remarks about unemployed youth. He compared them to cockroaches who later become activists. T...
SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL challenging provisions of digital personal data protection lawThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition. The petition challenges parts of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act,...
RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh's Jama Masjid built on site of ancient templesAn RTI activist has petitioned a Civil Court in Aligarh, claiming that the Jama Masjid was built on the site of former Buddhist, Jain, and ...
Delhi HC refuses to grant interim relief to Hockey India against CIC orderThe Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief to Hockey India against Central Information Commission (CIC) order dat...
SC says RTI law used for vested interest; seeks guidelines to prevent misuseCJI SA Bobde suggested that there ought to be some norms or guidelines restricting information seekers of all kinds. Those seeking informat...
PM Modi’s office ‘returned’ RTI ordinance fileThe proposed law was criticised by activists and the Opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, as an attempt by the government to stifle the RTI Act.
Supreme Court caps RTI fees at Rs 50, Rs 5 for photocopyingActivist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioners Common Cause alleged that the higher fees would disincentivise information-s...
New chief R K Mathur receives complaint against CICActivist Subhash Agrawal has said the Central Public Information Officers of the CIC transfer petitions on 30th day of receipt whereas law ...
RTI activists seek info on petitions filed with CICConcerned citizens, NRIs and RTI activists have submitted a petition to CIC to publish data on number of cases registered and sent back by ...
PIL in Supreme Court for bringing political parties under RTIDemocratic rights and RTI activists have urged the Supreme Court to declare all national and regional political parties as "public authorit...
Make RTI process easy, a tool to bring transparency: ActivistsLeading RTI activist Aruna Roy, on the occasion of RTI day today, said that people are unable to gauge the effect and extent of RTI act.
Do not insist on RTI applicants to provide address: CentreGovt departments should not insist on seeking address of an RTI applicant if a post box number is being provided to them for communication.
- Delhi High Court to hear on October 30 pleas to bring Attorney General's office under RTI
HC listed for hearing on October 30 two separate petitions seeking to declare the Attorney General's office a public authority under RTI.
- Plea in HC for bringing Attorney General's office under RTI
The petition has assailed the decision of the CIC accepting the pleas of AGs' office and declaring it as not a public authority covered by ...
- Disclose file notings related to mercy pleas of Afzal Guru, others: CIC to home ministry
The final appellate authority on the Right to Information (RTI) Act passed the significant pro-disclosure order on Tuesday after perusing s...
- Bid to penalise RTI activist
Information commissioner M M Ansari has directed the railways to recover the cost borne by its staff on travelling to attend hearings from ...