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
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
Give info on train protection warning system: CIC to DSIRInformation Commissioner has directed to provide information on reasons for delay, expected date of completion of the project, and addition...
19 Jan, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
CIC issues show cause notice to scientists in Environment MinistryHe said the public authority did not honour its own commitment to furnish the details and on June 28, 2016 they sought another extension, t...
16 Aug, 2016, 02.53 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
CIC chides UGC for withholding information on unrecognised degreesAcharyulu said it appears that the UGC office has simply acted as "post office" to transfer letters to the University.
25 Nov, 2015, 07.30 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
Batra Hospital covered under RTI Act: CICAcharyulu directed the Hospital to set up necessary mechanisms to process applications from the citizens seeking information from the hospi...
13 Sep, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
Name deemed universities not conforming to standards: CIC to AICTEInformation Commissioner Acharyulu said there is a strong need for AICTE to inspect deemed universities offering technical courses.
31 Aug, 2015, 09.05 PM IST
No panel to decide guardianship of mentally challenged: CICThe Delhi government official told the Commission that there is prescribed procedure for issuing the guardianship certificates for the ment...
03 Apr, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
State is expected to a responsible litigant: CICAcharyulu directed the ministry to provide the RTI applicant the certified copies of the relevant papers regarding progress of its implemen...
17 Feb, 2015, 05.39 PM IST
Why no action against private hospitals not catering to poor: CICInformation Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the public information officials of the health department.
16 Feb, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
Have you done away with two-finger test: CIC asks Delhi governmentThe matter reached CIC after an applicant said his query on the policy of Delhi Health Department on the test has not yielded any clear res...
08 Feb, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Explain policy on political leaders' faces inovernment advertisements: Central Information CommissionThe disclosure would be in the "best interests of democracy and (would be a) proper representation to the people before they exercise their...
18 Jan, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
Land records are not personal information: CICDelhi govt had claimed that property details of persons from land records of village cannot be given under RTI Act as law allows withholdin...
29 Dec, 2014, 07.36 PM IST
Not issuing caste certificate without Aadhar unlawful: Central Information Commission"It is a serious policy issue which is affecting the people and creating the difficulties in getting the caste certificate," Sridhar Achary...
09 Dec, 2014, 09.41 PM IST