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PIL in Delhi HC seeks directions for PM-CARES Fund to reveal details of mo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been moved in the Delhi High court seeking transparency in PM-CARES Fund and a direction to reveal information under the Right Information (RTI) Act, 2005.
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RTI activist found dead near his house in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kendrapada (Odisha) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): An RTI activist's body was found dumped close to the roadside near Sinikata area of Beruan village in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Saturday.
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SC issues notice to Centre on Jairam Ramesh's plea challenging amendments
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging amendments made in the Right to Information Act.
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RTI activist files complaint against man who said 'Assam should be cut off
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): RTI activist Vivek Garg on Saturday filed a police complaint against Sharjeel Imam, an organiser of anti-CAA protests at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, for his alleged statement that Assam should be "cut off from the rest of India".
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RTI activist murder case: Odisha police arrest five including contract kil
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Odisha Police on Sunday arrested five accused including two contract killers involved in the alleged killing of RTI activist Abhimanyu Panda on December 10.
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Odisha: Locals block national highway in Kandhamal against killing of RTI
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Locals on Tuesday blocked the national highway here during their protest against the alleged killing of RTI activist Abhimanyu Panda.
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Chief of Defence Staff to come under RTI Act: MoS Defence
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Chief of Defence Staff will come under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005.
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Shiv Sena calls CJI's Office coming under RTI purview a 'historic decision
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Friday hailed the Supreme Court for ruling that the Chief Justice of India's Office is a "public authority" and comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Chief Justice of India's Office comes under RTI purview, rules SC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Observing that transparency strengthens judicial independence, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Chief Justice of India's Office is a "public authority" and comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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CJI's office is 'public authority' under RTI Act, rules SC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is "public authority" under the purview of the transparency law, Right to Information Act (RTI) and observed that the transparency does not undermine judicial independenc
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RTI Act applicable to office of Chief Justice: SC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the office of Chief Justice of India is a "public authority" and comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act while also adding that the transparency only strengthens the judicial independence.
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SC to pronounce judgment on inclusion of CJI's office under RTI Act tomorr
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will, on Wednesday, pronounce the verdict on whether or not the office of Chief Justice of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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