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10 - 33 - Kalpesh - Guj Uni Seminar 2016
10 - 33 - Kalpesh - Guj Uni Seminar 2016
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Introduction
- Objectives are
- to bring the transparency and accountability in the
governance and
- setting up of Central Information Commission & State
Information Commission
* http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/1-75-crore-rti-applications-filed-since-
2005-study/articleshow/54705694.cms
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Application 1st Appeal 2nd Appeal
Section 6 Section 19 Section 19
Complaint
(Section 18)
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Legal Provisions
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Section 12 Section 15
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Some Leading Orders
- BCCI
- Not Public Authority as per CIC Decision 2011
- Justice Lodha Committee submitted report to SC for taking
control of BCCI.
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Recent Scenario
- Vacancies
- Backlog of cases
- Penalty
- Compensation
- RTI Monitoring & Reporting
- Efficiency of Information Commission
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Source :- Times of India, October 10, 2014
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“Government agencies are trying to avoid true
information one way or another, they are
misinterpreting the questions knowingly and very skilfully
and sometimes state information commission is also
favouring and protecting them as head of organization
and commissioners are IAS officers”
Yash Dave
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“As far Gujarat is concerned, I have no words to criticize
or blame. Here, commissioners are agents of government
and are reluctant to impose penalty enough and to
direct the govt. to initiate inquiries against defaulting
PIOs. Please keep category in bad survey”
Natvarlal Acharya
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“Number of appeals rotting in Karnataka State
Information Commission. The useless Information
Commissioner sitting there are not interested in disposing
of any of the cases filed and I do not know why they are
there and what for the Government is paying them”
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
2016 Rankings
Ranking Country
1 Mexico
2 Serbia
3 Slovenia
4 India
5 Croatia
6 Liberia
7 El Salvador
8 Sierra Leone
9 Sri Lanka
10 Tunisia
http://www.rti-rating.org/
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Recommendations
Click on District
Click on PA/FC
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Outline of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Legal Provisions
3.Some Leading Orders
4.Recent Scenario
5.Conclusion &
Recommendations
6.Q & A
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Any question ?
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References :-
http://indianexpress.com/article/politics/cic-congress-rti-political-parties-donations-2865089/, PTI,
New Delhi, June 20, 2016
“CIC may have its head soon”, The Hindu, New Delhi May 10, 2015 retrieved from
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cic-may-have-its-head-soon/article7190317.ece
Dhawan Himanshi (2014), “RTI backlog burden: Waiting period 60 years in MP, 17 in West Bengal”,
The Times of India, TNN, October 10, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RTI-backlog-
burden-Waiting-period-60-years-in-MP-17-in-West-Bengal/articleshow/44766766.cms
Mehta Manthan, “ CIC fines babus in less than 1% cases”, The Times of India, October 15, 2011
retrieved from http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/CIC-fines-babus-in-less-than-1-
cases/articleshow/10359854.cms on October 5, 2016
http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/blog/trends-from-the-cics-annual-report-for-201415-rti-
applications-decline-cic-imposes-fewer-penalties retrieved from October 5, 2016
Biswas Partha Sarathi (2016), “Defying RTI, 25 public authorities fail to submit annual returns to
Maharashtra SIC”, The Indian Express, October 17, 2016 retrieved from
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/defying-rti-25-public-authorities-fail-to-
submit-annual-returns-to-maharashtra-sic-3086561/ on October 17, 2016
Pallavi (2012), “Selection of RTI Commissioners flawed, arbitrary: Shailesh Gandhi” retrieved from
http://www.firstpost.com/india/selection-of-rti-commissioners-flawed-arbitrary-shailesh-gandhi-
367915.html
Shukla Ashutosh (2014), “Maharashtra Information Chief Ratnakar Gaikawad hears 759 appeals in
March, a record for one month”, DNA, April 30, 2014 retrieved from
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-information-chief-ratnakar-gaikwad-hears-
759-appeals-in-march-a-record-for-one-month-1983486 on October 4, 2016
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Kalpeshkumar L Gupta
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www.klgupta.in