Right to Information Act
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Announcing the decision to open up court proceedings for public, the then CJ had remarked that sunlight is the best disinfectant
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Fifteen years after the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, does the nation have more transparency or less?
Supreme Court favours guidelines to check misuse of RTI
CJI Bobde wondered as to who are these people claiming to be RTI activists — is it a profession, he asked.
Primacy of RTI upheld
The law can only lay down the broad principle that transparency be seen as a desirable quality in the running of the administration.
Supreme Court: CJI office a public authority, falls under RTI
Transparency and openness in judicial appointments juxtaposed with confidentiality of deliberations remain one of the most delicate and complex areas.
Sonia Gandhi slams govt for ‘diluting’ RTI
The event was also attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Manner in which important bills were passed in Parliament has hurt federalism
She referred to the Right to Information Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in this context.
NGOs getting government funds comes under RTI: Supreme Court
There may be cases where the finance is more than 50 per cent but still may not be called substantially financed.
Breach of trust?
#RashtrapatiSaveRTI has hundreds of netizens making their opposing stance known against the controversial RTI amendment bill.
Amendment may impair the right to information
There is no doubt that the law has transformed the landscape of information flow from the government to citizens.