The Supreme Court and High Courts are empowered to frame Rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Court (under Articles 124 and 225 of the Constitution). These Rules interalia prescribe the procedure for obtaining certified copies of pleadings, judgments,… 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
The Delhi High Court (“DHC”) has held that an Electronic Voting Machine (“EVM”) is not an ‘ínformation’ under the RTI Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) thereby overruling the decision[1] of the Central Information Commission (“CIC”) which had held that EVM is… Continue Reading
Articles 124 and 214 of the Constitution of India establish and constitute the Supreme Court of India (“SC”) and the High Court (“HC”) for each State. The RTI Act applies to the public authorities constituted by or under the Constitution… Continue Reading
Pursuant to the RTI Amendment Act, 2019 dated 1.8.2019 amending the provisions related to the term, salary and other conditions of service of Central and State Information Commissioners in the RTI Act, 2005, the Department of Personnel and Training has… 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
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (“the Bill”) was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22.7.2019 and by the Rajya Sabha on 25.7.2019. The Bill has received President’s assent and has become the RTI Amendment Act, 2019 dated 1.8.2019.… Continue Reading
The RTI Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) prescribes a set of officers viz- the Central Public Information Officer (“CPIO”) and the First Appellate Authority (“FAA”) and also lays down their role, responsibility and accountability. The accountability matrix under the RTI Act:… Continue Reading
The State Information Commissions (SICs) provide various online facilities to the appellants, complainants and public authorities on their respective websites. These online facilities vary from SIC to SIC. The facilities that are being provided are as under: Madhya Pradesh State… Continue Reading