Right to Information (Information and Transparency)

Right to Information (Information and Transparency)

RTI data during the pandemic: many departments show dip in the number of applications, but some record steep rise in rejections
Only a Marginal Decline in the Number of RTIs Filed during the 1st Year of COVID-19: CIC’s 2020-21 Report
A Story of Intimidation, Illegality and (No) Right to Information in Gujarat
Pegasus is such a deep secret that even RTI fails to crack it!
Assets of only two Supreme Court judges, 105 judges from seven high courts, available in public domain
President's secretariat stonewalls info on ordinances extending tenures of ED and CBI directors
Photo Courtesy: The Indian Express.
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Governor’s obligations under the RTI Act, juxtaposed against judicial interpretation of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution
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SC directs Delhi HC to decide if intelligence, security organisations exempt under RTI
MP State Information Commission issues arrest warrant against non-compliant PIO for failure to provide information, comply with Commission’s orders
Why isn’t the government probing irregularities in PM Ujjwala Yojna in J&K?
Fifteen RTI information commissioners write to CJI, urge action against courts staying orders of information commissioners
RTI Activists, Whistleblowers not Safe When Judges are Targeted
Officials misusing Section 8 of RTI Act to deny information
Transparent selection of information commissioners need of the hour
Officials exploiting Section 6(3) of RTI Act to deny information
Supreme Court to Decide: Do Citizens Misuse RTI or Powerful Misuse Discretion?
Why Constitutional authorities must bring transparency into power-sharing arrangements in political coalitions
Amid Covid-19, citizens deprived of democratic right to seek information from government
SC’s refusal to recall its 2015 judgment against RBI will make banks accountable under RTI
Private School on 12 Acres of Government Land in Srinagar Claims it is Not a Public Authority
RTI Act in J&K: A Missed Opportunity
Source: Bloomberg Quint.
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Manipur Journalist Paojel Chaoba. Image Courtesy: Scroll.in
Anjali Bhardwaj (Photo: Getty Images)
Apple orchards in Kashmir. Source: Hindustan Times
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