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Air India has dues of over Rs 822 crore towards VVIP charter flights: RTI

Out of Rs 526.14 crore, Rs 236.16 crore were pending for over three years, Air India said in its response

Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 9.90 crore for CIC, Right to Information Act

The CIC has also received funds under a separate head of 'CIC and PESB' with an increase of 6.95% from the last budget

All provisions of RTI Act to be enforced in J&K, says Jitendra Singh

A notification in this regard will be issued soon and the same pattern will be followed as in other UTs, said Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh

How confidential should bank inspection reports be?

An emotional affirmation to disclose sensitive, confidential exchanges generically must be avoided

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order defining EVMs as 'information' under RTI Act

It had added that all EVMs were securely stored in accordance with the manual on EVMs issued by the EC and the Representation of People Act.

Tribal Affairs, Home Affairs Ministries lead in RTI rejections: CIC report

The number of RTI applications received by Central government ministries and departments increased by 136,000, about 11 per cent higher than 2017-18

RTI should not be used to spy, hasten judicial functionings: Justice Ramana

He said the case concerns the balance which is required between two important fundamental rights -- right to information and right to privacy.

Justice Chandrachud bats for disclosure of info on appointment of judges

Judicial independence entails the ability of judges to adjudicate and decide cases without the fear of retribution.says Chandrachud

Office of Chief Justice within RTI Act, rules SC, but conditions apply

Top court cautions that the Right to Information Act cannot be used as tool of surveillance

CJI's office now under RTI Act: Chronology of events up to the SC decision

On November 13, 2019, SC upholds 2010 Delhi High Court verdict, holds office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority

CJI under RTI Act: Chief Justice being on Bench is no issue, say experts

When queried on any issue of conflict of interest, Dwivedi said there is absolutely no conflict of interest

Will CJI come under RTI ambit? SC to pronounce its verdict on Nov 13

The High Court in its order had declared the CJI's office a "public authority" and said that it should come under the RTI Act

Centre notifies RTI act amendments, ignores civil society concerns

The government had in July introduced a bill to amend the transparency law, a move criticised by transparency activists who termed it "an attack on the independence of the panel"

Govt reducing need for filing RTI by putting info in public domain: Shah

The RTI Act has bridged the gap between the people and the government, and addressed mistrust, he said

How recent SC order brings trusts, NGOs within the ambit of RTI Act

The apex court order came last week in the DAV College Trust and Management Society vs Director of Public Instructions case

Illusion of empowerment: Why we must oppose any law that makes RTI illusory

The RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019, eats into the independence of Information Commissioners, hollowing out the Act without touching on any of the substantive rights or procedural rights the Act provides

Certain amendments to RTI Act ordered to make CIC toothless: Jairam Ramesh

Why are these amendments being brought about now? It is very interesting

Oppn firm on sending RTI bill to select panel, RS proceedings disrupted

The treasury benches and the minister said let the bill be discussed first and only then can a motion to send the bill to Select Committee be taken up

Ex-CIC calls RTI amendment a 'stab in the back'; asks MPs to reject changes

If the bill is passed the guarantee for the term and stature for five years will be removed, Acharyulu said

Amending RTI Act will dilute powers of Information Commission: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday opposed the Centre's move to amend the RTI Act, alleging that it will end the independence of central and states information commissions. Kejriwal, who had actively worked for implementation of the Right to Information Act before coming into politics, said the decision to amend the RTI Act was a "bad move". "Decision to amend the RTI Act is a bad move. It will end the independence of Central & States Information Commissions, which will be bad for RTI," Kejriwal tweeted. On Friday, the Centre introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to amend the RTI Act, seeking to give the government powers to fix salaries, tenures and other terms and conditions of employment of information commissioners. While tabling the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh had asserted it would lead to ease of delivery of RTI Act and described it as an enabling legislation for administration purposes. However, ..