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In Maharashtra, 12,431 men got benefits under govt’s flagship scheme for women
October 22, 2025 11:38 am
In all, the RTI response shows that 12,431 men and 77,980 women were wrongly disbursed Rs 1,500 for 13 months and 12 months, respectively.
The RTI is dead. Long live the RTI
October 14, 2025 11:41 am
The recently passed (but yet to be implemented) Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) threatens to destroy the power and utility of the RTI Act, as well as severely curtail freedom of expression in the country
State Information Commission asks Gujarat police to provide CCTV footage to accused in gambling case, with conditions
July 18, 2025 11:16 pm
The man's application was earlier rejected by the Public Information Officer (PIO) concerned under the provisions of Section 8 (1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, and also because he was an accused in the case.
Diagnosing the crisis, prescribing change | Sassoon Hospital dean’s year-long push to solve staff crunch, improve campus cleanliness
June 17, 2025 6:48 pm
Dr Eknath Pawar, Dean of B J Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, said that after he took over, the District Planning Development Committee has approved Rs 6 crore for procuring adequate medicines, and hence all patients will be able to get medicines from the hospital itself.
Bombay HC questions RTI law ‘misuse’, seeks expeditious disposal of SIC’s complaints
June 12, 2025 11:49 am
The Court also directed the SIC to dispose of second appeals under RTI Act, 2005 in an expeditious manner.
'Disproportionate number of applications': Three of a family barred from filing more than 6 RTI pleas in a year
May 02, 2025 10:21 pm
In its order, the Gujarat Information Commission recorded that since 2009, the trio had filed 2,741 appeals/complaints before the panel.
How an amendment introduced through the Data Protection Act puts the Right to Information at risk
April 26, 2025 4:26 pm
It flies in the face of the Supreme Court’s settled principle on the necessity of balancing the right to transparency that flows from Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and the right to privacy which has been held to be an inherent part of Article 21
Punjab and Haryana High Court issues notice to GMADA over Mohali parking crisis
April 24, 2025 7:47 pm
Mohali Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, the petitioner in this case, argued that basements meant for parking were being used as labs by various hospitals in Mohali.
Election rules row: SC allows 3 weeks to EC to respond to plea of Jairam Ramesh and others
April 17, 2025 2:07 pm
The new amendment is stated to have modified the provision to "all other papers as specified in these rules relating to the election shall be open to public inspection".
Right’s panel orders Haryana school principal, who ‘slapped’ Class 12 girl, to undergo training on child rights
April 09, 2025 5:28 pm
HHRC directed DEO of Charkhi Dadri to conduct a “formal inquiry”; school principal say the matter has been resolve and the student has taken her board examinations.
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