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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Government refuses to share details of CBI chief appointment

Government refuses to share details of CBI chief appointment

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published Published on Apr 12, 2017   modified Modified on Apr 12, 2017
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Alok Kumar Verma, the former Delhi Police Commissioner, was on January 19, named as the chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

The government has refused to share details of appointment of CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, claiming the information was exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Replying to an RTI query, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said the appointment was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). Hence, information related to it is exempted under the transparency law.

Verma, the former Delhi Police Commissioner, was on January 19, named as the chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

“It is stated that the information sought is exempted under Rule 8(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 as the selection of Director, CBI was done through the ACC,” the DoPT said in reply to the RTI application filed by PTI.

The DoPT in its reply has, however, not referred to relevant provisions like confidentiality or breach of privilege, under which the information was declined.

The rule or Section 8 has provisions to decline information, including cabinet papers, sought under the RTI Act.

However, the decisions of Council of Ministers, the reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were taken shall be made public after the decision has been taken, and the matter is complete or over, the rule 8 (i) of the RTI Act says.

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The Indian Express, 11 April, 2017, http://indianexpress.com/article/india/government-refuses-to-share-details-of-cbi-chief-appointment-4608692/


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