Supreme Court Directs Hybrid Hearings and E-Filing for State Information Commissions: Kishan Chand Jain vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring effective access to information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Right to Information Case Name: Kishan Chand Jain vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 09 […]
Supreme Court Directs Guidelines for Police Media Briefings in Criminal Investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Guidelines for police media briefings during criminal investigations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure/Public Interest Litigation Case Name: People’s Union for Civil Liberties & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment Date: 13 September 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13 September
Supreme Court clarifies disclosure of Collegium decisions under RTI Act: Anjali Bhardwaj vs. CPIO (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tentative decisions of the Supreme Court Collegium are required to be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Right to Information. Case Name: Anjali Bhardwaj vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India. [Judgment Date]: 09
Supreme Court allows Banks’ challenge to RBI’s disclosure of information under RTI Act: HDFC Bank Ltd. vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 30 September 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 838 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a previous judgment of the Supreme Court be challenged through a writ petition? The Supreme
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land allotment to war veteran’s family: State of Orissa vs. Premalata Mohapatra (2021) Date of the Judgment: October 29, 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 6534-6535 of 2021 Judges: Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice V. Ramasubramanian Can a family claim land promised to war veterans if the veteran did
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on teacher selection: State of Odisha vs. Arati Mohapatra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can rely on information obtained under the Right to Information Act (RTI) from a superseded select list to determine a candidate’s marks, when a re-selection process has been conducted. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Applications in RBI Information Disclosure Case Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2021 Citation: M.A. No.2342 of 2019 in Transferred Case (Civil) No.91 of 2015 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J. and Vineet Saran J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be recalled if affected parties were not heard? The Supreme
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Irregularly Appointed Sub-Inspectors, Denies Relief to More Meritorious Candidates: Anmol Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Jharkhand (2021) Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 429-430 of 2021 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a High Court order the reinstatement of candidates who
Supreme Court clarifies the use of RTI Act for obtaining High Court documents: Chief Information Commissioner vs. High Court of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Right to Information (RTI) Act can be used to obtain certified copies of documents from High Courts, bypassing the specific rules framed by the High Courts for this purpose.
Supreme Court Clarifies Transparency in Judicial Appointments and Asset Declarations (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing the Right to Information with Judicial Independence and Privacy CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Right to Information Case Name: Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal Judgment Date: 13 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 13 November
Supreme Court Clarifies “Public Authority” under RTI Act for Substantially Financed NGOs LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-governmental organizations (NGOs) substantially financed by the government are considered ‘public authorities’ under the Right to Information Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Right to Information Law Case Name: D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society & Ors. vs. Director of Public Instructions
RBI Contempt Case: Supreme Court enforces RTI Act on Bank Information (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can a regulatory body like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withhold information about bank inspections under the guise of fiduciary relationships or economic
