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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | RTI does not allow, Govt wants powers to probe complaints against Information Commissioners -P Vaidyanathan Iyer

RTI does not allow, Govt wants powers to probe complaints against Information Commissioners -P Vaidyanathan Iyer

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published Published on Apr 2, 2019   modified Modified on Apr 2, 2019
-The Indian Express

The Indian Express has learnt that the proposal envisages setting up of two committees — one, to receive and decide on complaints against the CIC and a second one for complaints against Information Commissioners.

In what is being seen by the Central Information Commission as an attempt to erode its independence and undermine its role as per the Right To Information (RTI) law, the government has proposed setting up bureaucrat-led committees that would sit and decide on complaints against the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs).

This proposal was sent to the CIC late last month seeking its views. It was signed by an Under Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

The Indian Express has learnt that the proposal envisages setting up of two committees — one, to receive and decide on complaints against the CIC and a second one for complaints against Information Commissioners.

Sec 14 (1) insulates, why panel sees red

A committee with majority bureaucrats scrutinising complaints against Information Commissioners will skew checks and balances in favour of the political executive. Section 14(1) of RTI Act insulates them, saying they can be removed only by the President after the Supreme Court, on a Presidential reference, has, on inquiry, called for the removal. That’s why the proposal is being opposed by the full Commission.

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The Indian Express, 2 April, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/india/central-information-commission-rti-law-committee-against-chief-information-commissioner-modi-government-5653802/


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