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Information disclosure in India had traditionally been restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act overrides. [3] Right to Information codifies a fundamental right of the citizens of India. RTI has proven to be very useful, but is counteracted by the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011. [4]
In December 2008, the National Conference party led by Omar Abdullah announced that a new RTI Act was among their "election manifesto" goals. The National Conference was elected to power and Omar Abdullah became the state's Chief Minister. A draft bill was tabled on 7 March 2009, and passed by the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative ...
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He claimed that the documents pertaining to the purchase of Rafale jets published by the media are genuine [8] Justice Joseph one, of the three judges on the bench, asked the government about Right to Information Act 2005, Section 22 having an overriding effect on official secrets act and section 24 of RTI which mandates even security and ...
On April 6, 1996, the MKSS announced a strike in the city of Beawar in Ajmer, Rajasthan. [2] After a series of public hearings exposed systemic corruption across Rajasthan, and the reneging of the promise of the Right to Information given by the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan began a historic forty-day-long dharna (sit in protest) to demand the Right to ...
Based on the data obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) by Commodore Lokesh Batra (retired) for the 26th edition of bond sale conducted by the State Bank of India (SBI), it has been revealed that a total of 1,470 bonds were sold. Among these, 923 bonds accounting for 95.10% of the total, were of the denomination of ₹1 crore.
Freedom of information act 2002 [1] was the precursor to Right to Information Act, 2005 [2] of Parliament of India.The main weakness of this act was that it did not acknowledge the right to information of the people.
On July 6, the Kerala State Information Commission passed an order directing the Kerala government to issue the committee report to RTI applicants before July 22, after redacting information that could identify individuals mentioned in the report, as prohibited under the Right to Information Act. On August 19, 2024, the report was made ...