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  1. sidmis

    Judges’ wealth: Info body seeks opinions 1 2 3 4 9

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    Judges’ wealth: Info body seeks opinions As Reported By Nagendar Sharma, Hindustan New Delhi, July 04, 2008 In an attempt to settle the controversy surrounding the implementation of Right to Information Act in the judiciary, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Supreme Court officials and the Department of Personnel and Training to present their views on the matter. The CIC, in separate notices to the court and department officials, has directed them to be present before its full bench hearing on July 11 with their replies on the controversial issue of whether the wealth details of judges should be made public or not. The commission direc…

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  2. karira

    AP: HC: Appoint information commissioners soon 1 2 3 4 6

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    As reported in expressbuzz.com on 06 Dec 2011: HC: Appoint information commissioners soon | AP high court | | The New Indian Express HC: Appoint information commissioners soon HYDERABAD: In a landmark judgement by the AP High Court over a petition filed by RTI activist G Bhargavi, the state government has been ordered to appoint commissioners to the State Information Commission within four weeks. Talking on behalf of the petitioner, her counsel advocate DB Rao said the petition was filed on December 1 and the court understood the urgency to fill the posts which have been lying vacant since November 17, 2010. “The office of the Chief Information Commiss…

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  3. Shrawan

    Kiran Bedi as CIC 1 2 3 4 5

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    In continuation to our earlier report at our forum here http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/33870-pm-meet-advani-tuesday-decide-new-central-information-commission-head.html, Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) Noted social activist Anna Hazare is among those who have proposed the name of Kiran Bedi, India's first woman IPS officer, for the post of Chief Central Information Commissioner (CCIC). "I sent the letter to the PM two days ago. Right to Information (RTI) activist Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejriwal told me he is also sending a similar letter," Hazare told PTI over phone from Ramdev's ashram at Haridwar. "I have also written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, demand…

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  4. karira

    CBI again tries to get exemption from RTI Act 1 2 3 4

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    As reported by Maneesh sarin and Ritu Chibber in indianexpress.com on 14 February 2011: CBI again tries to get exemption from RTI Act CBI again tries to get exemption from RTI Act The CBI has renewed its efforts to be put on the exemption list of the 2005 Right to Information Act, specifically pointing out that the increase in volume of applicants demanding file-notings on closed or chargesheeted cases is threatening its smooth functioning. The CBI’s request comes at a time when the government is trying to further whittle down the list of exempted organisations, which number 22 at present. While the government’s attempt is to restrict the exemption to only…

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  5. karira

    Success at the cost of life 1 2 3 4

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    As reported by IANS in expressbuzz.com on 13 January 2010:RTI activist Satish Shetty killed near Pune RTI activist Satish Shetty killed near Pune PUNE: Leading Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty - who exposed many land scams in Maharashtra - was killed by unidentified men while on a morning walk at Talegaon on the outskirts of this city Wednesday. "Around 7.15 a.m., when Shetty was on his morning walk, some unidentified people assaulted him and injured him seriously. He was rushed to a private hospital, but succumbed later," Pradeep Aphale, investigating officer of Talegaon Police Station, told IANS. According to a colleague, 38-year-old She…

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  6. sidmis

    RTI Act does not apply to my office: CJI 1 2 3 4

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    RTI Act does not apply to my office: Chief Justice of India As reported in Times of India 20 Apr 2008, 0034 hrs NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday refused to comment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s categorical statement that "corruption is another challenge we face both in government and the judiciary". The CJI also clearly said that the office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should be out of the purview of RTI. "The Chief Justice is not a public servant. He is a constitutional authority. RTI does not cover constitutional authorities," the CJI said. Admitting that the issue of salaries of judges was part of the…

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  7. karira

    Amit Jethwa: RTI Activist shot dead in Gujarat 1 2 3 4

    by karira

    Just got the news that RTI Activist Mr Amit Jethwa was shot dead this evening in Gujarat. Will update more later. Members, there have been too many incidents like this in the recent past. Remember, that RTI Act enables citizens only to get "information". It does not offer you any protective shield. You can read more about Amit Jethwa here: amit jethwa - Google Search amit jethva - Google Search

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  8. akhilesh yadav

    Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC 1 2 3 4

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    Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC Reported PTI in hindustantimes.com on 13 Sep 2012 Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC - Hindustan Times Holding that central and state information commissions perform quasi-judicial functions, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to appoint people from judicial background also as its members. A bench of justices AK Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also lifted the stay on appointment of information commissioners.The bench passed the order on a PIL challenging section 12 and 15 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 enumerating the qualifications needed for the appointment of members to t…

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  9. Aires Rodrigues

    Governor and Raj Bhavan under the purview of RTI 1 2 3 4

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    Could anyone help me with some decisions and judgements to the effect that Governors and Raj Bhavans come within the ambit of RTI. Many thanks, Aires Rodrigues Goa XXXXXXXXXXXX - Deleted mobile number - posting against forum rules

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  10. Atul Patankar

    Amendments to RTI Act on the anvil 1 2 3 4

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    As reported by Vidya Subrahmaniam at thehindu.com on November 14, 2009 The Department of Personnel and Training (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions) has admitted that the government is considering amendments to the Right to Information Act, 2005. The admission, which came at a meeting between RTI activists and DoPT Secretary Shantanu Consul on Saturday, ended the suspense over whether or not the government was contemplating amendments to the RTI. Speculation in this regard started following a meeting that the DoPT had with Information Officers on October 14 where a proposal for the amendments was formally put on the table. However, the gove…

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  11. karira

    Delhi High Court quashes RTI Act,CIC Management Regulations 2007 1 2 3

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    Delhi High Court quashes RTI Act, CIC Management Regulations 2007 Nov 27, 2009 – A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice B.D.Ahmed and Justice Veena Birbal today quashed the Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations 2007 while hearing India's longest running RTI battle the case of Er.Sarbajit Roy v. DDA. All Central RTI appeals will henceforth be heard by all 10 Information Commissions sitting jointly. In 2005 the complainant Er.Sarbajit Roy had moved India's first RTI case to India' FoI watchdog the Central Information Commission (CIC) complaining that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had failed to comply with proact…

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  12. karira

    RTI Act being misused, CIC directs probe 1 2 3

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    As reported by Ajay Khape in expressindia.com on 08 April 2008: RTI Act being misused, CIC directs probe - ExpressIndia.Com RTI Act being misused, CIC directs probe Pune, April 07 If the Right to Information (RTI) Act empowered citizens by providing a weapon to keep a check on the administration and bring in transparency in Government functioning, the flip side is the misuse of the Act. An individual has been identified seeking information under the RTI for commercial use and Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has asked for a report in the 73 cases filed by him on behalf of different applicants. “The possible misuse of the RTI Act came to light on a report su…

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  13. harinder dhingra

    HUDA allows Kingdom of Dreams to pledge land taken on lease for 15 years ---"SCAM of 2014" 1 2 3

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    Dear All, Throwing all rules to the winds, the Chief Administrator of HUDA (Haryana Government undertaking) allows the Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon (Haryana)to pledge the land given on lease for 15 years to take the loan from IDBI Bank Limited which is akin to tenant taking loan on owners property. Now IDBI Bank Limited has put up a public notice that Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon has defaulted on loan of more than Rs 39 Crore and cautioned the public not to deal in these property which belongs to HUDA. A peculiar situation has arisen that loan has been taken on public land with the active connivance of HUDA top brass thus putting public property worth Rs 1000 Crore or so i…

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  14. karira

    Maharashtra quietly amends its RTI Rules 1 2 3

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    On 16 Jan 2012 and 30 Jan 2012, Maharashtra quietly amended the RTI Rules. 1. RTI application only 150 words 2. RTI application on one single subject matter 3. During "inspection", applicant only allowed to carry pencil The Gazette notifications are attached to this post. Notified Maharashtra RTI Rules Amendment Jan 2012.pdf

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  15. aslamkhan

    Woman RTI activist shot dead in Madhya Pradesh 1 2 3

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    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Woman-RTI-activist-shot-dead-in-Madhya-Pradesh/articleshow/9622139.cms BHOPAL: A city-based woman RTI activist was on Tuesday allegedly shot dead by an unidentified man in front of her residence in the posh Koh-e-Fiza locality, police said. "Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11 AM when she was sitting in her car," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Adarsh Katiyar said. The motive and details of the killing are awaited, he said, adding a hunt has been launched to nab the assailant. Shehla, who sat on a fast here recently in support of Anna Hazare's 'India Against Corruption' campaign had also b…

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  16. karira

    TN: RTI activist arrested in Chennai 1 2 3

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    RTI activist arrested in Chennai CHENNAI: The Chennai police on Wednesday arrested RTI activist and Satta Panchayat Iyakkam president Siva Elango for allegedly preventing chief information officer K Sripathi from discharging his duties. Elango visited the information commission office at T Nagar and insisted the RTI officials to reply to his queries. He asked the information commission office to furnish the details of the advertisements issued by the state governments from 1991 to 2014. When the information officials refused to oblige, Elango created a ruckus. Following this, the Sripathi informed the Teynampet police and lodged a formal complaint. …

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  17. karira

    Testing RTI: Govt vs activists, Pricewaterhouse vs Google 1 2 3

    by karira

    As reported by Seema Chishti in indianexpress.com on 22 April 2008: IndianExpress.com :: Testing RTI: Govt vs activists, Pricewaterhouse vs Google Testing RTI: Govt vs activists, Pricewaterhouse vs Google Govt asks PwC to study efficacy of RTI, wary activists launch own study backed by grant from Google Foundation NEW DELHI, APRIL 21: The Department of Personnel and Training has decided to get international accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers to study the efficacy of the Right to Information (RTI) Act as it marks its third year on October 13. The RTI Act has been showcased by the UPA Government as one of its key achievements. Suspicious that this study …

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  18. karira

    Adarsh row: Babus may be told to go 1 2

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    As reported by Prafulla Marpakwar in timesofindia.indiatimes.com on 05 December 2010: Adarsh row: Babus may be told to go - The Times of India Adarsh row: Babus may be told to go MUMBAI: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan is likely to ask both information commissioner Ramanand Tiwari and human rights commission member Subhash Lalla to step down after their names figured in the multi-crore Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam. Lalla, who has denied his involvement, has proceeded on long leave. "Under the legal provisions, the state government does not have the powers to remove them. Chavan will use his good offices and request them to step dow…

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  19. karira

    ‘AWWA is welfare body, not under RTI’ 1 2

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    ‘AWWA is welfare body, not under RTI’ Chandigarh, June 25: CAN an NGO, Army Wives Welfare Organisation (AWWA), have an office adjacent to the office of GOC-in-C Western Command in the high security zone of Western Command Headquarter? Can serving officers be attached or employed with AWWA? These and some other questions were asked under the RTI Act from the Western Command authorities but the latter refused to entertain the query. It replied, “AWWA, being an NGO and a welfare organisation, does not fall within the purview of the RTI Act.â€� Guneet Chaudhary, lawyer, vide an application to Public Information Officer (PIO) Western Command sought informat…

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  20. Sajib Nandi

    New Delhi: Kharge to become Part of CIC Selection Committee 1 2

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    Going by the advice of the Union Ministry of Law, the Centre has included Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in the three-member committee to select the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). Read more: Kharge to become Part of CIC Selection Committee - The New Indian Express

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  21. karira

    Answer script suit in high court 1 2

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    As reported by the Legal Reporter in telegraphindia.com on 6 March 2008: The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metro | Answer script suit in high court Answer script suit in high court Several students turned up at the high court on Wednesday to attend the hearing of a case filed by a Presidency College student, asking to see his answer script under the Right to Information Act. Pritam Rooz, the third-year mathematics honours student, had requested the Calcutta University authorities to show him his honours paper V answer script. He had appeared for the paper last year during B.Sc Part II. The university authorities had turned down the reque…

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  22. sidmis

    CIC set for expansion as RTI cases mount 1 2

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    CIC set for expansion as RTI cases mount As Reported by Manoj Mitta ,TNN, 19 Aug 2008 NEW DELHI: Given the manner in which RTI has caught on in less than three years, the government has decided to enlarge the Central Information Commission (CIC) adding four members to the existing five. Since the process of appointments under the transparency law has however been shrouded in secrecy, RTI activists have thrown a spanner in the works by proposing eminent persons who are willing to serve as information commissioners without taking salary, allowances or even government bungalow. Their credentials to sit in judgment on RTI appeals are formidable. Jagdeep Chokkar and…

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  23. karira

    Penalty frauds in CIC - Penalty of 70 lakhs still to be recovered - 600 unregistered appeals of 2011-2012 and 2013 found lying in CIC 1 2

    by karira

    Please find attached a file containing representation to Ms. Sushma Singh, Hon’ble Chief Information Commissioner on the above subject, inter alia highlighting following issues requiring immediate inquiry and disciplinary action :- The CIC is regularly accused of being slow in imposing penalties on errant CPIOs who unreasonably delay and deny information contrary to the provisions of RTI Act. Even in few and far cases where penalty is imposed by CIC, it is actually not recovered as penalty amounting to Rs. 70 lakhs is estimated to still recoverable by CIC, making mockery of the penalty provisions. Besides this, there are cases of fraudulent and illegal omiss…

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  24. ganpat1956

    Explain JEE cut-offs, CIC warns IIT 1 2

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    New Delhi, Aug. 7: The Indian Institutes of Technology still cannot explain the method they followed in setting the admission criteria in 2006 — a whole year after the process. They have so far given four answers, some contradictory and some impossible to verify. The Telegraph had on Monday reported an allegation by some candidates’ parents that the IITs had flouted their stated procedure — divulged under the Right to Information Act (RTI) — for setting the cut-off marks for physics, chemistry and math. That procedure was one of two contradictory explanations the IITs have given the parents. They have now given a third explanation to …

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  25. dr.s.malhotra

    Critical review of RTI Act needs to be undertaken: Manmohan 1 2

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    Critical review of RTI Act needs to be undertaken: Manmohan TNN | Oct 14, 2011, 10.45AM IST http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Critical-review-of-RTI-Act-needs-to-be-undertaken-Manmohan/articleshow/10350537.cms NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said that a critical review of the RTI Act needs to be undertaken. However, the PM said that he is against any dilution of the Act. Addressing the issue of the RTI Act, the PM said that while a critical review needs to be undertaken, the RTI Act should not adversely affect the delivery process in governance. Explaining the statement in New Delhi, the PM said that bringing opinions in …

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