Centre exempts national cyber security agency CERT-In from RTI Act purview

This comes amid the agency’s investigation into Apple security notifications cautioning Opposition leaders and journalists against ‘state-sponsored attackers’.

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· Nov 25, 2023 · 02:47 pm

Questioning motive for seeking information not under RTI Act, says Delhi High Court

The High Court was hearing a plea seeking details of the Aarogya Setu app.

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· Sep 17, 2023 · 11:56 am

Why the right to privacy is incompatible with the right to information

Guaranteeing transparency in state activities is often contingent on the disclosure of personal information of citizens and public officials.

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· Aug 25, 2023 · 07:30 am

RTI activists say years of data missing from Centre’s portal

The records are said to have disappeared from the RTI Online portal, through which applications can be filed to access information from the Union government.

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· Aug 24, 2023 · 08:27 am

Supreme Court calls for proper implementation of RTI provisions on proactive disclosure

The court remarked that public accountability is a crucial feature that governs the relationship between duty-bearers and right-holders.

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· Aug 21, 2023 · 01:31 pm

SC acknowledges reluctance of political parties about disclosing internal decisions under RTI Act

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said political parties cannot be compelled to share details of their discussions or why a certain candidate was selected.

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· Jul 26, 2023 · 02:41 pm

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.

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· Feb 05, 2023 · 09:00 am

BBC documentary: Centre still to share details of blocking order, declined RTI requests in the past

Under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, Centre has to share reasons for issuing blocking orders in writing, said the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.

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· Jan 24, 2023 · 09:18 am

Privacy trumps transparency in the new data protection bill and that’s bad news for democracy

The public interest exception in the Right to Information act has deleted allowing information officers to deny all personal information in public records.

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· Dec 01, 2022 · 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 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

Full text: Ask courts not to accept pleas against RTI Act orders, information commissioners urge CJI

Fifteen sitting and retired information commissioners have said that their directions were being negated due to stay orders from various High Courts.

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· Sep 13, 2021 · 08:27 pm