Bimal Julka sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission
President of India administered the oath of office to Shri Bimal Julka as Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission at
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MP HC | Wife entitled to seek details of husband’s salary under RTI for determination of maintenance
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Seth and Nandita Dubey, JJ. contemplated a writ appeal filed by the appellant-wife
Why are Chief Information Commissioner/Information Commissioner always appointed from Public Service only? Consider other streams too: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and SA Nazeer, JJ has given extensive directions in a PIL seeking direction to
Appellate Authority under RTI Act not liable to any penal action; disciplinary action recommended by CIC quashed
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, CJ, and V. Kameswar Rao, J. dismissed an appeal preferred by the
Leave records of other employees cannot be declared unless applicant shows involvement of larger public interest
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has observed that leave records of other employees cannot be declared unless the applicant shows the involvement of a larger
CIC does not have the power to review its orders
Central Information Commission: The CIC recently reiterated that it does not have the power to review its own orders as the same
CIC: Answer sheet of other candidates can also be sought under RTI
Central Information Commission (CIC): In a landmark case CIC held that a candidate can seek answer sheets of other candidates and that
CIC refuses to interfere with cases similar to sub judice matters
Central Information Commission (CIC): The appellant had approached the Chief Public Information Officer (“CPIO”) at the University of Delhi, asking for details
Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act, 2005 does not waive the entitlement of a wife to know about husband’s remuneration in light of obtaining maintenance
Madhya Pradesh High Court: While allowing an appeal, the Division Bench of S.K. Seth J., and Nandita Dubey J., decided a writ
PIO required to show application of mind in information supplied and not mechanically forward information provided by subordinates
Central Information Commission (CIC): The CIC recently directed Public Information Officers to abstain from forwarding information received from their subordinates to the RTI
CIC directs release of documents relating to Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death
Central Information Commission: The Central Information Commissioner, M.S. Acharyulu on Friday heard an application by one Navdeep Gupta who requested the MHA
Ministry of External Affairs directed to provide details of travel bills of Prime Minister’s foreign visits for Financial Years 2013-14 to 2016-17
Central Information Commission: While addressing the appeal upon the applicant filed to seek details of bills, invoices as received in the Ministry
Information about disciplinary proceedings by CBI against it’s officers is not information relating to ‘human rights violation’ under first proviso to S. 24(1), RTI Act
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Vibhu Bakhru, J., allowed a petition before it,
No scope for intervention by CIC if replies to certain parts of application by CPIO are missing but instead addressed by FAA
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently dealt with an appeal wherein the appellant contended that the information he seeked through 6 points
Delhi HC sets aside CIC order declaring every minister a public authority
Delhi High Court: The Court set aside an earlier order of the Central Information Commission declaring ministers in the Union government and all
Technical and procedural arguments cannot be allowed to come in the way of substantial justice
Delhi High Court: While dismissing a writ petition that challenged a Central Information Commission order, a single-judge bench of Manmohan, J., held