The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is expected to keep a tab on cases under trial involving it, has claimed it has no records of the cases pending in various courts throughout the country.
The Centre on Monday made public the rules under the recently-notified anti-paper leak law, mandating the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to prepare norms, standards and guidelines for the computer-based tests among others.
A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed the central bank to review its policy to disclose information relating to banks under RTI, saying "it is duty bound under the law".
The former information commissioner, who is known for his pro-transparency orders in several high-profile cases, said the proposed changes "seriously undermine" the autonomy of information commissions.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled out disclosure of any information relating to medical tests under the RTI Act, while terming the relationship between a doctor and his patient as "fiduciary".
The Congress had moved the poll panel claiming a mismatch in actual and declared assets in the affidavit filed by Chandrasekhar, who is in the fray against former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor.
'This amendment, if passed, will bring the Information Commission firmly under the authority of the government.'
The Central Information Commission has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to disclose details of its probe into the allegations of corruption in the Research and Analysis Wing along with the names of the officers who dealt with the case. The case relates to a complaint filed by former RAW officer Major General (retired) Vinay Kumar Singh with the CBI in October 2008.
No decision has been taken yet by the government on giving immunity to political parties from providing information under the Right to Information Act as the six-week deadline by the Central Information Commission ends on Monday.
The Central Information Commission will seek a report from Income Tax department and Directorate of Estate regarding tax exemptions claimed by political parties and their assets to ascertain whether there is enough indirect funding from the government to bring them under the ambit of RTI Act.
The Central Information Commission has held that Income Tax department need not furnish information to aggrieved parties on action taken by it till the investigations were completed.
The Sports Ministry is pinning its hope on the Central Information Commission to bring the Board of Control for Crickt in India under the purview of the Right To Information Act. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said he has appealed to the CIC to bring the BCCI under RTI for varied reasons.
The Central Information Commission has taken serious note of the government withholding information on the expenses incurred in the investigation of the Bofors pay off case.
It may sound ironical, but the information declassified by the United States and put in public domain is still tagged as confidential by Ministry of External Affairs as is evident in a case pertaining to the mole in Indira Gandhi's cabinet in 1972.
The government has said the changes will be 'clarificatory'.
Giving relief to itself, the Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the Central Information Commission's direction asking it to make public information pertaining to appointment of three judges to the apex court by superseding senior judges.
It said the Central and state governments must make adequate fiscal allocations for computerisation and connectivity from Information Commission level to divisions and sub-division level public authorities so as to effectively operationalise the provisions of the RTI Act.
A provision has been made for relaxation in the upper age limit and exemption from the Physical Efficiency Test in the recruitment to the post of constable (general duty) and rifleman in the CAPFs and Assam Rifles for ex-Agniveers, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in response to a written question.
Data from the Central Information Commission, the apex body that hears complaints regarding denial of information under RTI, shows that corporate houses are increasingly using RTI to extract information from public authorities.
The UPSC filed a petition in the court challenging the Central Information Commission's November 13 order to disclose within two weeks the marks secured by candidates in the civil services (preliminary) examination this year.
The Central Information Commission has directed the Lieutenant Governor's office to make public the reasons for delay in deciding the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
The Central Information Commission has asked the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore to categorically specify procedures for selection of disabled candidates.
A court has stayed an order to Reserve Bank of India to publicly name top 100 loan defaulters.
Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi.
The Bombay high court has stayed the Central Information Commission's order on the applicability of the Right to Information Act 2005 on UTI Asset Management Company. UTI Mutual Fund and UTI Trustee company had filed a writ petition challenging the CIC order.
'There is so much for the country that we have to achieve.' 'Be it Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign, or economic targets or many other pledges like this, we have to achieve them during this period.'
Rejecting the Prime Minister's Office's refusal to provide a list of classified files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Central Information Commission has asked it to make public a list of 29 such files.
As the political uncertainty settles down, investors are reviewing their assumptions about the power sector. Demand here is likely to continue to grow strongly in the long-term at around 5-6 per cent CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) during the next 6-7 years. Given policy continuity, several trends will persist.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday raised questions on the genuineness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degrees and claimed that they would turn out to be fake if a probe is conducted.
The Central Information Commission has allowed the inspection of files pertaining to the controversial Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement of India and Pakistan last year, responding to a Right To Information application.
The Central Information Commission has made it clear through its decisions that disclosure of file notings under the RTI Act could be made to information seekers.
The order came following an appeal by an RTI applicant who had sought to know the action taken report on the letters written by him to Finance and External Affairs ministries among other public authorities in connection with the illegal wealth stashed abroad.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in New Delhi in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday.
The Central Information Commission has directed the FCI to allow its former official M L Kohli to inspect two vigilance investigation reports on him in its custody."
The CPIO had said that the file was destroyed in 1972 during the routine process of review and weeding of old records.
In this interview with Shobha Warrier, G Krishnan talks about the implications of the verdict on the Western Ghats and other environmental issues.
'Hatred increases with every killing.' 'It sets one family against another.' 'The sooner it is stopped, the better.'
The apex transparency panel also asked the market watchdog to decide the matter within two months after holding consultations with the government officials as well, besides taking a view point of FIIs in this regard.
A full bench of the Central Information Commission will decide the tricky issue of whether the design of the pillar collapsed last year can be made public under the RTI Act or the IPR over the same allow DMRC to withhold it.
Central Information Commission has held that funding from RBI makes an institution is adequate to make it accountable under RTI.
