Bombay HC had said he enjoyed no such immunity The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the orders of the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court which held that the Governor of Goa was a public authority and would come within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The High Court had held that the Governor enjoyed no immunity from the RTI Act and that the Public Information Officer at the...
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GR Sofi, first Chief Information Commissioner of SIC (J&K) talks to Greater Kashmir Team
THE FIRST CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (CIC) OF STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION (SIC) G R SOFI, TALKS ABOUT THE RTI ACT AND HOW THE COMMISSION IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS IN A CONVERSATION WITH GREATER KASHMIR TEAM. HERE ARE THE EXCERPTS. Rajeev Sharma: Do you think the present legislation is enough to achieve the objectives that it is supposed to? G R Sofi: Last month I was in Delhi to attend an annual...
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-The Times of India The Jankari project of Bihar, which allows citizens to file RTI petitions by simply making a call, may be introduced in the state, chief information commissioner Jannat Hussain said on Sunday. Talking to the media at the screening of the firstTelugu documentary on RTI, 'Meru Kolupu,' Hussain said that the model would help even illiterate citizens use RTI. The commission is exploring the possibility of introducing the model...
More »RTI has become meaningless in the state, Macha Leima claims
-Imphal Free Press Macha Leima has charged that the RTI act has become meaningless and the state government has failed to implement the flagship programs of the centre in totality in the state. A press release by T Demona, coordinator of Macha Leima has stated that the act has been pivotal in bringing transparency in the workings of the government. Yet, the commission has remained defunct as the Chief Information Commissioner...
More »RTE Act awareness imperative by Meera Srinivasan
Notification of rules is a step forward, but a lot more needs to be done A bunch of children selling toys at a traffic signal, small boys cleaning tables at restaurants or washing glasses at tea shops or little girls engaged as baby sitters – the effective implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, will possibly make such instances a thing of the past. However, for...
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