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In a major victory for citizens, the legal department of the Central Information Commission (CIC) has referred to an official circular dating back to 2016, to communicate that the CIC in appeals arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, should accord precedence, for hearing.
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...