Political parties open to RTI scrutiny as CIC deadline ends
New Delhi: Uncertainty prevailed in major political parties including the ruling Congress and opposition BJP over whether to appoint an officer who can share information with public under the RTI Act
SC order on CIC draws criticism from legal experts, activists
The decision of the Supreme Court bringing in key changes in the appointment of Information Commissioners and working of transparency panels has come under criticism from legal experts and RTI activis
HC reverses CIC order to reveal communication between PM, President
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a Central Information Commission's order to the Centre to reveal to it the communication between erstwhile Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Presid
Disclose letters of complaints against judges: CIC
In a move which may make public the names of judges against whom complaints have been received by the Law Ministry, the CIC has directed the ministry to disclose the forwarding letters attached wit
CIC directs Prez Secretariat to disclose info on black money
The Central Information Commission has directed the President's Secretariat to disclose details of correspondence among various ministries and Delhi Police related to black money.
The order came
Disclose details about Anderson extradition: CIC to MEA
The external affairs ministry should disclose all information related to the Bhopal Gas tragedy, including the communication exchanged between it and CBI on the extradition of the then Union carbide chief Warren Anderson, the Central Information Commission has held.
HC stays CIC order asking SC to divulge logic of its verdict
A Central information commission order asking the Supreme Court to explain the rationale of one of its rulings was stayed on Monday by the Delhi high court.
CIC denies information on Prez health under RTI
The CIC has refused to disclose information about the health status of Presidents under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, terming it as "sensitive personal data".
However, the Central Information
Case diaries of CBI not accessible under RTI: CIC
New Delhi, Jul 28: The case diaries of CBI cannot be accessed under the Right to Information Act as disclosure of the information may adversely affect the prosecution process, the Central Information
Make corporates answerable: Bangladesh information chief
Dhaka, July 22: Bangladesh's Chief Information Officer (CIC) wants that the Right to Information Act be amended to cover corporate offices and MNCs operating in the country to effectively combat corru