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In this 16th year of the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005, the one thing that continues to cripple the Act’s efficacy is the pathetic performance of information commissioners,
A report released by Satark Nagrik Sangathan has revealed that defunct information commissions, huge vacancies and high pendency of cases have marked the implementation of RTI during the pandemic.
New Delhi, October 11 (PTI): Cases of harassment and murder of RTI applicants are increasing across the country, and the biggest challenge in the upcoming years is to ensure their protection, according to a new report on the status of the implementation o
The Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered for the colossal chaos it caused to governments as they grappled—and continue to do—with its catastrophic onslaught affecting lives and livelihoods across the globe.
0 Much ink has flown on the COVID-19 related right to information (RTI) applications where several ministries and central and state public authorities have used the exemption clauses under Section 8 of the RTI Act for stonewalling the queries. Now, the Madras High Court, in its order last week has sent a sharp and incisive message to such chronic dodgers. The Madras High Court has ordered the Central Information Commission (CIC) to set up a special bench for hearing COVID-19 related matters, to work daily for at least three to four days on them and dispose them of as per the timeline, pa...