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Centre to Delhi High Court: PM-Cares Fund cannot come under the ambit of State or public authority

Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) fund was created by the Prime Minister of India on March 27, 2020 to extend assistance to people during the…

Personal Information that has no relation with public interest cannot be revealed under RTI Act: Delhi HC

On Monday, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed on the matter that personal information such as residential address or Father’s name for the selection of multi-tasking employee for…

RTI application on the appointment of the Governor of Haryana has been denied

25 Jul 202125 Jul 2021

Mr. Bandaru Dattatreya had been the Governor of Himachal Pradesh since September 11, 2019. He took oath as the 18th Governor of Haryana on July 15, 2021. Hemant Kumar, an…

Patna HC Pulls Up Bihar Govt for Not Disclosing COVID Deaths on Digital Platforms

The Patna High Court showed concern about Bihar governments’s “reluctance” to upload accurate information about Covid to digital channels. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S.…

Matter of Public importance’, High Court circulates Notices on plea for details of Aarogya Setu app under RTI Act

Delhi High Court sought the reaction of the MoE and IT and CPIOs of its different departments on a plea to get details of the Aarogya Setu application.The HC, which…

Identity Proof of Applicant only in Rarest of Rare Cases in RTI Application

2 Jan 20212 Jan 2021

According to an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC), lack of identity proof of the RTI Applicant is not a valid ground for the rejection of an RTI…

Wife Can Seek Information About Husband’s Income Under Right to Information: CIC

Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta has partly allowed a wife's appeal, seeking information about her husband's income under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Income Tax Authority has been…

Delhi Hc dismisses plea alleging arbitrariness in Moot Court Competition conducted by NLU Delhi

Justice Jayant Nath of the Delhi High Court refused to allow a writ petition filed in relation to the recently conducted inter-college Moot Court Competition by NLU Delhi. The petitioners…

SUPREME COURT ISSUES NOTICE IN PLEA ALLEGING BIAS BY IRDA IN DIRECTING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

The Supreme Court issued a notice in a plea seeking directions from the Central government and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to all insurance companies to extend medical…