-The Times of India LUCKNOW: In a major reprieve for the RTI seekers of the Allahabad High Court, they might no more have to shell out Rs 500 as the fee for information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, if the state government acts fast. The Allahabad High Court had already modified its RTI rules and the same has been sent to the government for publication in the official...
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More people resort to RTI for information-Binoy Valsan
-The Times of India COIMBATORE: The city municipal corporation is feeling the heat as more residents resort to RTI for information from the civic body. Whether it is poorly maintained roads, shoddy implementation of projects, pending building approvals or violations that are being pushed under the carpet, RTI replies are being sort to get clear information from officials. From April 2012 till the third week of June the corporation has received...
More »Consumer court holds information panel liable for deficiency in service-R Sivaraman
-The Hindu They are both statutory forums that redress the grievances of people but have been placed at the loggerheads following a verdict by a city consumer court. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Chennai, (South) has held the Public Information Officer of the Tamil Nadu State Information Commission liable for “deficiency of service”. The consumer forum ordered the public information officer to pay compensation of Rs.5,000 to an applicant, holding that...
More »Put answer key on website in future: Har SIC to school board
-PTI The Haryana State Information Commission has directed the state's school board to make available on its website the "answer key" to questions for exams taken by it in future. Disposing of an RTI appeal of a Bahadurgarh resident seeking the answer key to questions of the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test in which he appeared in November 2011, State Information Commissioner Urvashi Gulati said provision of the answer key would avoid unnecessary...
More »Amended RTI rules by Maharashtra govt creates confusion-Vinita Deshmukh
Should the applicant and the Public Information Officer follow the amended rules of the state government or abide by the National RTI Act? There’s a lot of conflict, say experts The Maharashtra government’s amended RTI (Right to Information) rules are in straight conflict with that of the national RTI Act. This has led to a cloud of confusion amongst RTI applicants and Public Information Officers (PIOs), say RTI experts. One wonders...
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