CBI not fully exempt from RTI, must provide information on human rights violations, corruption: HC

While the agency is listed among organisations exempted from the Act, it does not mean that the entire Act is not applicable to it, the court held.

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· Feb 03, 2024 · 06:58 pm

Electoral bonds: No public interest in revealing names of donors, says RTI body

The Central Information Commission said in an order that it will violate provisions of the RTI Act itself.

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· Dec 23, 2020 · 11:07 am

Bombay HC asks Centre to clarify if only one activist’s personal data was uploaded online

The court sought to know if the details of every RTI applicant were displayed on the I&B ministry’s website.

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· Oct 16, 2020 · 11:09 am

RTI Act amendments: Seven former information commissioners urge Centre to withdraw bill

They urged the government to refer the proposed legislation to a select committee for public consideration.

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· Jul 25, 2019 · 09:48 am

Proposed amendments to 2005 RTI Act ‘severely restrict its scope’, say activists

They said RTI and Right to Privacy were two rights that need to be ‘carefully balanced’ in order to strengthen democracy.

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· Sep 25, 2018 · 10:56 pm

Gujarat MP asks Surat Municipal Corporation to ignore RTI queries (and break the law)

The majority of requests made under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in Gujarat's financial capital concern illegal construction.

Damayantee Dhar

· Mar 27, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Modi is wrong when he claims the political class has opened itself to scrutiny

All major parties regally ignore the Chief Information Commission's ruling that they can be questioned under the RTI Act.

Jagdeep S Chhokar

· Apr 10, 2015 · 09:10 am