RTI Act in J&K: A Missed Opportunity
Though the national RTI law has been extended to J&K, very few officials have been trained on how to implement ...
Tag: RTI Act
How Kashmir’s Forgotten Bhand Community Spreads Legal Awareness through Theatre
The Indian government and artists must stop to note the role of the Bhand community of Kashmir. RAJA MUZAFFAR BHAT writes from ...
Digital Dreams Come to Naught for RTI Act In Kashmir
It is six years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government launched the Digital India campaign to make government services available ...
Life after Article 370: A Little Hope Flickers for RTI Act, 2005
Earlier, the author had explained in The Leaflet how government officers in Jammu and Kashmir have been ignoring applications under the ...
Why High Courts Should be Slow to Stay Information Commission Orders
High courts should exercise their writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cautiously when orders passed by information commissions are challenged before ...
Disclosure of interest in information sought under RTI Act necessary to establish bonafides of applicant, says Delhi HC; Act says no reason need be given
The Delhi High Court Tuesday opined that whenever information is sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005, disclosure ...
RTI Act: Reaching Out to Courts as Governments Drag Their Feet
It has been increasingly seen that transparency law continues to be driven by citizens who are keen to ensure its ...
Life After Article 370: RTI Act Goes in Deep Freezer
The central RTI Act, 2005, has been extended to Jammu and Kashmir, but government officials have neither been sensitised nor ...
Our democracy is not about voting once in five years. Our democracy is about our Rights including our Right to Information: Indira Jaising
Satark Nagrik Sangathan, known for its stellar work in the Right to Information, released its assessment report at a webinar ...
Will the Right to Information Act Become the Right to Denial of Information Act?
One of the best transparency laws promulgated by Parliament is now threatened by judicial decisions and interpretations which are not ...
With Select Court Orders, It Is Right to Deny and Delay Information to RTI Applicants
Lately, court orders that are considered to “constrict” access to information largely due to the way they are looked at ...
Ironic HC Order Makes Even Voter’s List Illegal: Shailesh Gandhi
The recent Bombay High Court order in the Saket Gokhale case asking the Government to hide his name and postal ...
