From human rights, women to corruption, India’s official commissions have become retirement clubs

These institutions, set up as checks and balances of Indian democracy, were meant to protect rights and ensure the welfare of citizens.

Shailesh Gandhi

· May 13, 2023 · 09:00 am

Ten instances show how the digital data protection bill will undermine the RTI Act

The draft seeks to override the RTI Act and will facilitate the denial of all nature of ‘personal’ information.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Feb 05, 2023 · 09:00 am

How the proposed Data Protection Bill will undermine India’s Right to Information

A planned amendment says that all information that can be related to a person may be denied.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Nov 21, 2022 · 07:30 am

How India could end the malaise of ‘missing’ files that open the door to corruption

Transparency can be achieved by design if government operations are computerised and records displayed on websites at the end of each day.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Oct 10, 2022 · 06:30 am

How a flawed interpretation of the RTI Act is being used to protect corrupt officials

Many agencies are denying information on the grounds that the information sought is personal and there is no larger public interest in its disclosure.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Sep 19, 2022 · 06:30 am

The Covid-19 pandemic is a golden opportunity to change the way we live

We could revolutionise the way we work and travel.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Jan 18, 2022 · 09:00 am

Opinion: Judging Indian police performance by just the crime statistics is a blunder

Such methodology to gauge the effectiveness of policing has only resulted in underreporting of cases and institutionalising dishonesty.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Oct 30, 2021 · 09:00 am

India’s huge backlog of court cases is a disgrace – but Covid-19 has provided solutions

The Supreme Court’s E-Committee has made two excellent recommendations. They should be followed.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Jun 28, 2021 · 07:30 am

Now that virtual court hearings have been conducted successfully, they should become the norm

We have the technology, the opportunity and the experience that validates the switch.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Dec 09, 2020 · 07:30 am

No matter what you think of Arnab Goswami, ‘bail not jail’ should be the norm

While we discuss the treatment meted out to journalists and prominent people , we should give some thought to the common citizen.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Nov 08, 2020 · 06:30 am

How RTI activists are using the internet to sustain pressure for transparency amid Covid-19 lockdown

However, 22 Information Commissions that are supposed safeguard the right to information have suspended operations.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Sep 02, 2020 · 07:30 am

Counterview: Information available on Rajasthan’s Jan Soochna Portal does not violate privacy

A response to an article on Scroll.in

Shailesh Gandhi

· Aug 20, 2020 · 02:30 pm