Replacing J&K RTI Act With Centre's Law Has Weakened People's Right to Know
Replacing J&K RTI Act With Centre's Law Has Weakened People's Right to Know On certain counts, the erstwhile stateâs own RTI Act was stronger than the Union law. Its repeal when Article 370 was read down has led to chaos and complications. RTI Activists holding a protest in Kashmir against the denial of information under RTI Act. Photo: Author provided. Rights13/May/2021 In December 2020, my colleague and I filed four right to information (RTI) appeals with the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, under the RTI Act, 2005. Midway through May 2021, not even one of those four a...
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