Relation between RTI and Corruption, RTI (Right to Information) and corruption are inextricably linked. RTI gives citizens the legal right to access information from public authorities, which promotes transparency and accountability in government operations. Corruption, on the other hand, thrives in an atmosphere of secrecy and opacity. Corrupt officials may refuse or withhold information in…
Severability Under the RTI Act of 2005, severability refers to the process of separating exempted information from non-exempted information in a requested record. This means that if a record contains both exempted and non-exempted information, the public authority must offer access to the non-exempted information and sever the exempted information before granting access to the…
Third Party Information Under RTI Act, 2005 – Under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, there may be cases where the information requested by an applicant contains third-party information. Third-party information refers to information that belongs to a person or organization other than the applicant and the public authority. The RTI Act provides a…
Powers and functions of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commission – The provisions in relation to the functions of the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commission are given in section 18 of the Right to Information Act. Section 18 has a total of four sub-sections relating to the powers and functions…
A State Information Commission (SIC) is an independent statutory body established under India’s Right to Information Act (RTI) on October 12, 2005. The SIC’s principal goal is to enhance transparency and accountability in the operation of state government departments and public authorities by enabling citizens’ access to information stored by these institutions. Provision made Under…
The Central Information Commission (CIC) is an independent statutory body established under India’s Right to Information Act (RTI) on October 12, 2005. The CIC’s major goal is to enhance openness and accountability in the operation of the Central Government and its agencies by enabling citizens’ access to information stored by these institutions. The provision regarding…