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Section 4 of the RTI Act requires the public authorities to proactively disclose certain categories of information to the citizens. By mandating that the public authorities have to provide some information on their own accord, the aim of the provision… Continue Reading →

Under the RTI Act, the Central/State Information Commission (“CIC/SIC”) has the power to impose personal penalty[1] on the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in case, the CPIO: Without reasonable cause refused to receive the RTI application Failed to provide information… Continue Reading →

To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Government of India had imposed a lockdown in the country in March 2020[1]. Movement of people, goods and services was restricted. Central/State Government Offices/PSUs were closed down and if they were allowed to… Continue Reading →

Notwithstanding the different purposes[1] that the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“PDP Bill”) and the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act’’) serve, both unequivocally recognise the need to protect personal information/data of an individual. While, the RTI Act allows… Continue Reading →

The year of 2019 turned out to be very significant year for the right to information. Questions of constitutional importance having a bearing on the right to information, privacy, accountability and independence of judiciary got settled. The RTI Act got… Continue Reading →

In the recent DAV college trust case[1], when some colleges, associations running schools/ colleges claimed that NGOs are not covered under the definition of public authority[2] of the RTI Act, Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC) decided to analyse the definition of… Continue Reading →