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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Article 370| SC refuses to restore 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir; Constitutes a 3-member committee to take a call

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, JJ has constituted a three-member committee to look

Published on May 11, 2020May 15, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Right to free speech and expression includes within it the right to information; RTI is implicit and inbuilt under Art. 19(1)(a) of Constitution

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Dharmadhikari and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a PIL that sought effective enforcement and implementation of

Published on December 11, 2019December 24, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Here’s why Supreme Court held that the Office of CJI comes under the purview of RTI

Supreme Court: In yet another historic verdict, the 5-judge constitution Bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and NV Ramana, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Deepak

Published on November 13, 2019November 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Online RTI Portal: SC seeks Centre’s response on Pravasi Legal Cell’s plea

Supreme Court:  The Court has asked the Centre and State Governments to file reply on a plea seeking direction to establish Right

Published on October 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Centre to apprise SC on timeline for making & notifying guidelines to curb social media misuse [Full report]

Supreme Court: In the bid to gather information from intermediaries regarding the names of the originators of any message/content/information shared on the

Published on September 27, 2019October 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Judicial Independence versus RTI: 5-judge bench reserves verdict

Supreme Court: After hearing Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Supreme Court and advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the RTI activist

Published on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Advice on conflicting blood group reports within Right to Information and Right to Life

Central Information Commission (CIC): The appellant conducted blood group determination test 8 times in both government and privately-owned hospitals, situated in Agra

Published on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Information regarding loans granted to Gautam Adani Group by State Bank of India exempted from disclosure

Central Information Commission (CIC): While reiterating that third party’s personal information held by the bank in fiduciary capacity involving commercial confidence is exempt

Published on December 7, 2016February 3, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Delhi Government must consider forming a uniform policy of providing compensation to families of government employees

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has directed Chief Minister Office, Delhi to provide all relevant documents before the Chief Minister to facilitate him

Published on June 14, 2016August 20, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Misuse of RTI amounts to misconduct and invites disciplinary action

Central Information Commission (CIC): While declaring an RTI applicant as misuser of social media and RTI, CIC warned him to stop misusing the

Published on May 5, 2016May 12, 2016By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Trying to run simultaneous/ parallel inquiry through stream of RTI questions is misuse of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The RTI is not a rendezvous for suspended employees or those erring personnel facing inquiries to serve their

Published on August 27, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Details of counseling between estranged couple and counselor falls within the exemption clause of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While observing that relationship between a person and counselor is fiduciary and personal in nature, CIC held that

Published on August 25, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Indian Potash Ltd. is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC) : While rejecting the contention of Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) that it does not fall within the purview

Published on August 12, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Voters must be informed before deletion of their names from voters’ list

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The voter has a right to know, first that his name was deleted (from the voters’ list), then

Published on August 12, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Construction Industry Development Council is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While rejecting the contention of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) that it does not fall within the purview

Published on July 22, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Construction Industry Development Council is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While rejecting the contention of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) that it does not fall within the purview

Published on July 16, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Home Ministry directed to disclose FIR and charge sheet filed by Delhi Police on assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Central Information Commission (CIC): The FIR and charge sheet filed by Delhi Police on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi must be disclosed,

Published on July 16, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission directed to disclose information on tariff issues in simple and easy language

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has directed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to disclose public information on distribution companies’ (DISCOMs) tariff petitions

Published on May 28, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Thesis submitted by a research student is not third party information

Central Information Commission (CIC): “Thesis submitted to a university is not private or personal information of the candidate who submitted it, but

Published on April 22, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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High Courts

Personal information of members of Selection Committee of UPSC falls within the purview of Section 8 RTI Act

Delhi High Court: Deciding the issue that whether disclosure of personal information of the interviewers of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Published on April 8, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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