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UPSC optional marks row: RTI applicant, DoPT both warn of coaching institutes' misuse before CICA dispute over UPSC Mains marks disclosure has reached the Central Information Commission. An RTI applicant and the Department of Personnel...- 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...
- 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...
- Samosas in the spotlight: HC says RTI meant for governance, not snacksThe Bombay High Court addressed concerns about frivolous RTI applications, such as inquiries about samosas served in government offices, hi...
- 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...
- One year on, revised RTI rules yet to be approvedThe requirement for framing fresh RTI Rules — that is the draft RTI Rules 2017 — was undertaken after a direction from the apex court.
- CIC again red flags draft RTI Act rules on assigning appealsFearing misuse by the govt Info commissioners have criticised introduction of new rules that give more powers to CIC to assign any RTI appe...
- Government should set up authority to 'compel' ministries to put info on websites: Wajahat habibullahHailing the Right to Information Act (RTI) as a "great success story", Habibullah added that there were still challenges in the implementat...
- Pinarayi Vijayan Denies move to dilute RTI Act, says CPI charges baselessIn an indirect reference to the CPI, he said the attempt to show the government in poor light by comparing it with the previous UDF governm...
- Nagaland Information Commission rated as 'one of the best'With merely 0.7% of the RTI applications being rejected, the Nagaland Information Commission has been rated as "one of the best" Commission...
- Government seeks public view on use of postal stamps as RTI feeIt also suggested that the RTI applicants would need to affix the postal stamps on the applications which they can cancel by putting signat...
- High Court order to cite reasons for seeking information irks RTI activistsA Madras high court ruling last week saying a Right to Information applicant must cite reasons for seeking information has been denounced b...
- Probe misuse of government machinery to malign Gadkari: BJPThe BJP leader added that the clarification by the I-T department also proves that no inquiry was conducted against Gadkari in the past.
- Whistle-blower's act coming soon, says PM Manmohan SinghManmohan Singh on Friday said that the government would soon bring the whistle-blower's act to protect those using the Right To Information...
- UPA government to release tapes of its negotations with Team AnnaThe UPA government will make public the details of its negotations with Team Anna in a response to an RTI application
- RTI Act transgressing in govt work:Salman KhurshidKhurshid said the RTI Act was being "misused" and even judges feel the transparency law was transgressing into govt functioning.
- RTI queries not beyond 250 wordsThe government has in a recent notification recommended RTI applicants keep their application to just one subject and also limit the query ...
- More power to the peopleWhat could a labourer running from pillar to post for his ration card, a student waiting eagerly for his passport, a housewife struggling w...
- RTI is being misused in the name of public interest: BhardwajRTI Act is being "misused" in many cases under the garb of seeking information for public interest, Law minister H R Bhardwaj said on Satur...
- Legislature should insulate RTI from being misusedThe legislature should take steps to insulate the Right to Information Act from being misused by people facing inquiries and investigations...
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