For most of its young history, the CIC has mostly had a reputation for being relatively fair and even-handed in deciding appeals. Some of the commissioners in its early years like Wajahat Habibullah, ...

Mr. Ramkumar said the new change amounted to suppressing the interest of the citizens who were submitting request through RTI Act – 2005. He said the Act was aimed at empowering the citizens to ...

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has ruled that all the High Courts, as public authorities under the Right to Information Act, 2005, will fall within the jurisdiction of ...

The RTI Act, enacted in 2005, has empowered citizens by promoting transparency and ensuring accountability in governance through accessible public information. Activists have over the years used the ...

Recently, a central information commissioner slammed the two central public information officers (CPIOs) of a Defence Sainik ...

The land parcel was allegedly transferred to Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law Mallikarjun Swamy in 2005 and he reportedly ... of a complaint filed by RTI activist Snehmayi Krishna.

India has been pitching its solutions for digital public infrastructure (DPI) across the Caribbean region. But aside from the technology, the country also may have lessons in building legal systems ...

University of Delhi on Monday said the purpose of RTI was not to satiate a third party's curiosity as it challenged the central information commission's order over disclosure of information on ...

Therefore, they do not want to appoint information commissioners.' Photograph: Kind courtesy RTI INDIA/Facebook The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, expressed its displeasure ...

Much remains to be done by the Supreme Court to ensure effectiveness of the Act The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It ...

ISLAMABAD: The majority of federal ministries are flouting the Right of Access to Information Act (RTI), 2017, thwarting citizens’ access to public data and inadvertently promoting ...