• 

  SC directs Centre, states to fill vacancies in CIC and SICs, says RTI Act will become 'dead letter'

  India | October 30, 2023 20:49 IST

  The case was addressed by the apex court after senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan filed submissions and said that state information commissions had become defunct due to the absence of serving commissioners. The bench also observed seven vacant positions in the CIC.

• 

  HC refuses to stay CIC order asking Hockey India to disclose list of members, employee salaries

  Hockey | January 13, 2022 14:10 IST

  Justice Rekha Palli observed that Hockey India, which is a National Sports Federation and a public authority, cannot shy away from disclosing such information even when the salaries of judges are also known to everyone.

• 

  Hockey India moves HC challenging CIC order to disclose list of members, employee salaries under RTI

  Hockey | January 12, 2022 16:55 IST

  Earlier in December, CIC directed NSF to give information on monthly rents paid by it at each of the addresses since the date of occupation and information relating to monetary transactions.

• 

  Delhi HC stays CIC order directing IAF to provide information about PM's foreign visits

  India | December 11, 2020 13:14 IST

  The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Indian Air Force (IAF) to provide information regarding Special Flight Returns (SRF)-II, which contains details of the Prime Minister's entourage on his foreign trips.

• 

  Disclose names of IAS officers who faced disciplinary proceedings in last 10 yrs: CIC

  India | January 07, 2020 18:40 IST

  Noting that "Caesar's wife should be above suspicion", the Central Information Commission has directed the government to disclose the names of IAS officers who faced disciplinary proceedings in the last 10 years. Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha said the disclosure of information was in the larger public interest as these officers occupy high government positions.

• 

  All appeals, complaints pending under RTI in JK to be dealt by CIC: Govt

  India | December 02, 2019 17:47 IST

  A large number of applications and appeals filed under the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009, would have been pending on the date of bifurcation.

• 

  RBI panel calls for strong corporate governance in CICs

  Business | November 07, 2019 7:28 IST

  In August 2019, there were 63 CICs registered with RBI. As on March 31, 2019, the total asset size of the CICs was 2.63 trillion and they had 87,048 crore (approx.) of borrowings.  

• 

  CIC allows CBI to withhold information on Mallya's extradition expense

  India | September 25, 2019 20:02 IST

  The CBI claimed investigation of cases filed against Mallya is at a crucial stage in the London High Court and parting information at this stage would impede the probe, hence it should be exempted under Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act.

• 

  Can personal info be made public under RTI after 20 years? CIC to decide

  India | July 24, 2019 17:11 IST

  Can private information of officials held by the government be provided after 20 years as per the Right to Information statutes? The Central Information Commission (CIC) has decided to constitute a full-bench to adjudicate the crucial matter on a petition of a convict in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case.

• 

  CIC admonishes DoPT for 'wrongly' invoking exemption clause to deny info under RTI Act

  Business | July 07, 2019 23:33 IST

  The CIC has rebuked the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the nodal ministry of the RTI Act, for denying records related to the appointment of information commissioners and framing RTI rules and has asked the secretary to look into its "adverse findings".

• 

  CIC gets tough, asks RBI to disclose names of big loan defaulters

  Business | May 28, 2019 11:35 IST

  The CIC's directive came while deciding on a plea by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur, who had based her RTI application on some media reports that RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya in a lecture in 2017 had said accounts of some loan defaulters have been sent to banks for resolution.

Advertisement
• 

  CIC again asks PMO, RBI to disclose wilful defaulters' list, Raghuram Rajan's letter on bad loans

  India | November 18, 2018 18:23 IST

  He said the PMO refused to comply with the direction of disclosure of action on Rajan's letter on "grounds which are not legal, which is unfortunate".  

• 

  SC expresses concern over vacancies at CIC and SICs

  India | July 27, 2018 13:51 IST

  The Supreme Court today expressed concern over vacancies at the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SIC)

• 

  PM Modi to inaugurate new CIC building in Delhi tomorrow

  India | March 05, 2018 17:14 IST

  The new building in Munirka will enable the commission to function from a single location, according to an official statement today.

• 

  SC-appointed SIT on blackmoney under the RTI Act: CIC

  India | October 11, 2017 14:47 IST

  Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team on black money is answerable under the RTI Act, the CIC has held.

• 

  Delhi HC stays CIC order allowing inspection of Smriti Irani's CBSE record

  Politics | February 21, 2017 20:00 IST

  Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a CIC)order to CBSE to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani.

• 

  PM Modi degree matter: Delhi HC stays CIC order allowing inspection of DU records of 1978

  India | January 23, 2017 19:22 IST

  Delhi HC today stayed a CIC order directing Delhi University to allow the inspection of records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978.

• 

  Smriti Irani degree row: Minister asked DU not to reveal her educational qualifications, says SOL

  Politics | January 18, 2017 17:25 IST

  Amidst a seething debate over Union Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification, the School of Open Learning (SOL) on Wednesday told the Central Information Commission that the minister had asked the University not to disclose it

• 

  CIC directs CBSE to allow inspection of Smriti Irani's board records

  Politics | January 17, 2017 21:47 IST

  The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) has been directed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani. The office of

• 

  CIC slaps Rs 25K fine on DU official for rejecting RTI query on PM Modi's degree

  India | January 08, 2017 17:43 IST

  A fine of Rs 25,000 has been slapped on Delhi University's Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) by the Central Information Commission (CIC) for rejecting an RTI application seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's graduation degree. The