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Why Haven't All Vacancies in Central Information Commission Been Filled: RTI Activists

-TheWire.in

Despite 37,000 cases pending before the panel, three vacancies would still remain after the recent round of appointments.

New Delhi: Two of the petitioners who have appealed to the Supreme Court against the delay in the appointment of information commissioners have hailed the appointment of

as the chief information commissioner of the Central Information Commission (CIC).

Stating that the appointment of Sinha, who was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday, and the appointment of three other information commissioners to the CIC was a “welcome” move, since the Commission was earlier headless and working at less than 50% capacity, Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri of Satark Nagrik Sangathan said this was “seriously affecting the functioning” of the panel.

The new information commissioners – journalist Uday Mahurkar, former labour secretary Heera Lal Samariya and former deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Saroj Punhani – will be administered the oath of office later.

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