AN Tiwari may have taken the oath of office to succeed Wajahat Habibullah as the next chief information commissioner. However, this has agitated information activists. On their blogs, they have slammed the government for executing the appointment while the nation was distracted by the Ayodhya verdict. Blogs and group mails dedicated to the Right to Information (RTI) like Humjanenge and rti4empowerment have seen comments from activists across India. “This is certainly not...
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HC orders compensation for not providing info under RTI Act
The Delhi High Court has asked the Public Information Officer of Directorate of Delhi Health Service(DHS) to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a poor man for not providing information pertaining to his treatment in a hospital within the stipulated time under RTI Act. Justice S Muralidhar upheld Central Information Commission's(CIC) August 20 order and dismissed an appeal filed by DHS challenging the compensation awarded by the CIC. "....Any delay...
More »Promoting institutional transparency big challenge'
The biggest challenge is to promote 'institutional transparency', newly-appointed chief information commissioner (CIC) A N Tiwari said on Thursday. Tiwari, who will be sworn in as head of the Central Information Commission by President Pratibha Patil on Friday, said that the Right to Information (RTI) should not be the only recourse for transparency and that public authorities should proactively disclose information. "Section 19 and 25 of the RTI, which empower the Commission...
More »Information as a right by N Bhaskara Rao
Five years after the enactment of the Right to Information Act, awareness of the law, its provisions and potential appears to be very low. Marking the completion of five years, in September 2010, of the enactment of the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission (CIC) held the fifth annual convention on “RTI: Challenges and Opportunities,” in New Delhi on September 13 and 14. It was largely a gathering of...
More »Put up info on beds for weaker sections: CIC by Ashutosh Shukla
A recent order by the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) might bring some relief to people from the economically weaker sections of society, as well as to activists working for such causes. In an order dated September 17, central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi ordered the directorate of health services, government of Delhi, to put up details of the beneficiaries from the economically weaker section (EWS) of society, who are supposed to get...
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