Provisions of RTI Act are not meant to allow the parties to collect evidence from Public Authorities to sub­serve their private interest

Provisions of RTI Act are not meant to allow the parties to collect evidence from Public Authorities to sub­serve their private interest

As we have said above only the larger public interest duly established with relevant material which can override this confidentiality of the information and documents available with the Income Tax Department, but we fail to see even an iota of the public interest in this case. The tall claims made in the application about the…

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ILS, Pune Centre for Training for Good Governance is offering an online certificate Programme on Right to Information (RTI)

ILS, Pune Centre for Training for Good Governance is offering an online certificate Programme on Right to Information (RTI)

Program Overview The Right to Information Act is a precursor to the new wave of impartial and transparent governance through public participation in India. Right to information presupposes that every citizen of India has a right to know the workings of the government and every public official is accountable to the public. However, in today’s…

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Delhi High Court rejects journalists plea seeking public access to CIC proceedings under RTI Act

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking permission for the general public and journalists to physically attend the proceedings of the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal refused to entertain the plea filed by journalists…

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