Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 210 · Decided 15 February 2019
Anjali Bhardwaj and Others v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 210 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 199
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 436/2018
- Decided
- 15 February 2019
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; RTI Act Section 7, 19, 12(5), 13(5)
Headnote
Right to Information Act, 2005: ss. 7, 19, 12(5) and 13(5) - Effective implementation of the Act - Sought by filing writ petition u/Art. 32 of Constitution - Alleging that non-filling of vacancies of Information Commissioners in timely manner in Central Information Commission (SICs) stifles the functioning of the Act, resulting in huge backlog of appeals and complaints - It was also alleged that there was lack of transparency in appointment of Information Commissioners - It was sought that terms and conditions on which the appointments are to be made,
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