Delhi HC stays CIC order allowing inspection of DU records of 1978
A Central Information Commission order directing Delhi University to allow the inspection of records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978, the year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also cleared it, was stayed by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
Jan 23, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
Compensate prisoners incarcerated more then term: CIC
The country's largest prison Tihar has been asked by the Central Information Commission to develop a system of giving compensation to inmates who have been incarcerated for a duration more than their sentence period.
Oct 06, 2016, 16:21 PM IST
UGC must give clarifications on courses recognised by it: CIC
The UGC and other public authorities cannot deny clarifications sought by RTI applicants if it is part of their duty to collect that information, the Central Information Commission has said, rejecting the plea of the higher education regulator that explanations cannot be sought under the transparency law.
Oct 05, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
Provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by the enemy: CIC
The Central Information Commission has directed the army to provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by insurgents and enemy soldiers during skirmishes on Pakistan and China borders.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
Central Information Commission not competent to bring political parties under RTI: Congress
Three years after six national parties were brought under the ambit of the RTI Act, Congress on Monday asked the Central Information Commission to set aside its 2013 full bench order, saying it is neither a court nor a competent authority to exercise plenary jurisdiction and the order is "arbitrary and illegal."
Jun 20, 2016, 20:34 PM IST
PM Modi's degree row: Gujarat High Court issue notices to CIC, Arvind Kejriwal
On April 29, CIC directed Delhi University and Gujarat University to provide information on degrees earned by PM Modi to Kejriwal, who had criticised the functioning of the transparency panel.
Jun 20, 2016, 19:04 PM IST
Disclose how guests were invited during oath ceremony: CIC to President's office
The President's office had refused to disclose the information to activist R K Jain, who had filed an RTI seeking to know the guests invited.
Jun 05, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
Have not ordered sealing of records: DU VC on PM Narendra Modi's degree
Amid allegations that Delhi University has sealed the records following a controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degrees, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi said he has not issued any such orders.
May 09, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
Make PM Modi's BA degree public: Arvind Kejriwal to DU VC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s successive election affidavits state that he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University.
May 05, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Make PM Narendra Modi's educational qualification public; people want to know truth: Arvind Kejriwal
Launching a scathing attack, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Thursday why it was not making public the educational qualification of PM Narednra Modi.
Apr 28, 2016, 17:55 PM IST
Narendra Modi's claim to form govt cannot be disclosed: CIC
The President's Secretariat has refused to disclose the communication President Pranab Mukherjee had with Narendra Modi when he was called to form the government after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Apr 12, 2016, 17:50 PM IST
Disclose records related to denotification of Wakf properties
The CIC has directed the Central Government to disclose all records related to UPA government's decision to de-notify 123 Wakf properties which enabled their title to be transferred to Delhi Wakf board.
Mar 31, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals
In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provison of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online.
Mar 15, 2016, 16:35 PM IST
Modi govt dismantling institutions of accountability: Prashant Bhushan
Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan on Saturday accused the NDA government at the Centre of "dismantling" institutions of accountability and "promoting fascism".
Mar 05, 2016, 16:37 PM IST
Are there three equations of motion or five: CIC asks CBSE to clarify
Are there three equations of motion or five?
Mar 04, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Bimal Julka, two other former officials new information commissioners
Former bureaucrats Bimal Julka and Amitava Bhattacharyya and former police officer Divya Prakash Sinha were on Thursday appointed as information commissioners at the Central Information Commission (CIC), said an official statement.
Feb 26, 2016, 13:40 PM IST
BS Bassi no longer contender for post of Information Commissioner in CIC?
Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi is no longer the contender for the post of Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission (CIC).
Feb 19, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
Senior IPS officer Alok Verma to be next Delhi Police Commissioner
Senior IPS officer Alok Verma will be the next Delhi Police Commissioner, as per media reports on Wednesday.
Feb 17, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Don't disclose students' information without consulting parents: CIC
In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, "The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.
Jan 26, 2016, 22:58 PM IST
Who will be new CIC? PM Narendra Modi-led panel to decide today
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has gone headless, for the second time since the BJP government came into power in 2014.
Dec 11, 2015, 09:02 AM IST
