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SC seeks data on claim Punjab failed EWS admissions mandateThe Supreme Court has taken notice of a plea alleging Punjab's failure to implement the Right to Education Act. Specifically, private unaid...- Don't allow hiding under forgetting: Why Delhi HC's 'right to be forgotten' ruling raises serious concernsA recent Delhi High Court ruling grants acquitted individuals a 'right to be forgotten'. Their names will be removed from online search res...
- 'Don't take it so sentimentally', says CJI Surya Kant on narratives after cockroach remarkChief Justice of India Surya Kant advised against taking a PIL regarding a "cockroach" remark "sentimentally." The Supreme Court refused an...
- 'BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act': CIC overturns its 2018 orderThe Central Information Commission has ruled that Board of Control for Cricket in India does not qualify as a “public authority” under the ...
- Supreme Court flags fake law degrees, says CBI should probe; CJI calls fraudulent lawyers in black robes a serious concernThe Supreme Court has voiced serious concern regarding the prevalence of lawyers with fake degrees. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant sugge...
- A spray of 'pesticide' for our Jobless youngChief Justice of India Surya Kant made strong remarks about unemployed youth. He described them as 'cockroaches' who turn to media and acti...
- 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...
- Do traffic police have the right to jump in front of your Car or bike and snatch keys? Viral video tells what you can do in such casesTraffic challan rules: A viral video sparks debate on Indian drivers' rights as a legal expert clarifies that traffic police cannot forcefu...
- Census 2027 to be India's first digital enumeration exerciseIndia is gearing up for Census 2027, the nation's 16th census. This massive undertaking will be the world's largest, featuring digital inte...
- Excise policy: Delhi HC judge Swarana K Sharma refuses to recuse, rejects Kejriwal's pleaJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected pleas for her recusal from the Delhi liquor-policy case. She stated litigants cannot judge judges wit...
- 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,...
- Kharge warns: ‘Is it RTI’s turn to be murdered?’Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has strongly criticized the government's approach to the Right to Information Act. He stated the governm...
- RTI, save it from 'democraxtinction'The Jharkhand State Information Commission, for instance, has stopped functioning since 2020, with all posts of ICs vacant. Under RTI law, ...
- BCCI keeping 'all options open' on RTIThough the recommendations of the Law Commission are not binding on the government, the cash-rich board is waiting to see its stance on the...
- Ministry asks Law commission to invite suggestions from public to decide on legal issuesThe law ministry has suggested its advisory body, the Law Commission, to invite suggestions from the public to decide on what reforms are n...
- Make staff transfer, posting information public: Centre to departmentsThe information related to employees' transfer and posting should be put in public domain promptly to reduce the number of RTI applications.
- No proposal to amend RTI Act: GovtNarayanasamy said the Central Information Commission (CIC) does not maintain any data with regard to total number of RTI queries rejected i...
- RTI Act: In place, but not quiteThe right to information is guaranteed by the Constitution, but the institutional framework for delivering it has been weak.
- No RTI to seek Govt's opinion on interpretation of laws: CICCitizens cannot invoke their right to information in seeking opinions and advices from government over interpretation of a law, the country...
- Hazare to launch hunger strike on RTI dillutionVeteran social activist Anna Hazare has decided to undertake a hunger strike from Wednesday to protest against the Centre’s decision to dil...
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