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The Supreme Court recently expressed disapproval over the mechanical manner in which the Kerala High Court had remanded a civil suit to the trial court at the stage of second appeal

Block Officer cautioned against casual approach towards law Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Jan 29: Central Information Commission has sought explanation from Block Development Officer (BDO), Deputy Secretary and Divisional Manager (DM) of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for delay in furnishing information sought under the Right to Information Act. Moreover, the Commission has cautioned the Block Officer of the Rural Development Department against casual approach towards implementat...

‘Application can’t be rejected even on non-payment of fee’ Says info can’t be denied merely on technical grounds Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Jan 12: Central Information Commission (CIC) has reprimanded Tehsildar, Block Development Officer (BDO) and Assistant Director for inordinate delay in furnishing information under the Right to Information Act. It has also made it clear that information cannot be denied merely on the technical grounds and even non-payment of fee is not a reason for...

The Supreme Court rejected a plea challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed a petition seeking details of the Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018 that were never made public.

Warning issued to Asstt Commissioner Revenue, Tehsildar *Conveys displeasure over poor implementation of RTI Act Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Dec 4: Conveying displeasure over poor implementation of Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has sought explanation from a Block Development Officer (BDO) and Public Information Officer (PIO) of J&K Industries Limited. Moreover, the transparency watchdog has issued warning to Assistant Commissioner Revenue and a Tehsildar beside...

The petition states that information regarding appointments and recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium cannot be regarded as a protected class of documents.

‘Basic object of law is to facilitate citizens in getting information’ Lays stress on timely implementation of FAAs’ orders Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Oct 12: Stating that basic object of the transparency law is to facilitate the citizens in seeking and receiving information from the administration in a time bound and hassle free manner, Chief Information Commissioner Y K Sinha has directed the Assistant Commissioner Revenue Samba, four Block Development Officers of Poonch and a Chief Medical O...

The Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday launched the 2nd Humanitarian Appeal with the UN Office in Geneva for the victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan.

Amendments carried out in Rules of 2011 *New provisions will also apply to Second Appeals, Revisions Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Aug 6: The Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has linked online services of all the departments with the timelines laid down under Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) by carrying out amendments in the Rules of 2011. The amendments will also be applicable to the Second Appeals and Revisions. Official sources told EXCELSIOR that when Jammu and Kashmir Public [...

The Division Bench of Delhi High court will pronounce its order today on an appeal challenging the Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying information regarding the agenda of the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018.