Author: naseerbj
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Ex – parte orders of the Maharashtra State Information Commissioners – hit by delegation of statutory powers and violation of principles of natural justice
The right to information is a fundamental right protected under Article 19(1) of the Indian Constitution and the Right to Information Act 2005 is to streamline this right. However, looking at the recent orders/decisions/procedures of the State Information Commissioners (SIC) of Maharashtra, one is compelled to conclude that there is either lack of display of…
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Is S.154(3) of the CrPC rendered redundant?
In evolutionary biology, it is theorised that organs or body parts of a living organism/animal becomes degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, rendering it functionless in the course of evolution if not used for the purpose it was evolved. Section 154(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CrPC) similarly has been rendered redundant and there are…
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PM Cares Fund and the Right to Information
In reply to an RTI query filed to seek information about the PM Cares Fund, the Prime Minister’s Office denied information citing the ground that it is not a public authority. Further, the PMO added, “However, relevant information in respect of PM-CARES Fund may be seen on the website pmcares.gov.in.”. What was sought under RTI was…
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Can the virus think?
Viruses, amongst all entities, are unique which have the ability to ‘live’. Such a statement is required to be made as viruses are the only entities which are at the threshold of ‘life’ and ‘non – life’. What does this mean, let’s try to know? The virus is an obligate parasite but unlike other parasites,…
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Cracking NEET or Competitive Exams – The Critical Thinking Way
The way, any textbook of any discipline, is organised in the form of chapters and the matter of the chapter unfolds or delineates the rationale of the heading of the chapter or sub – part of the chapter through description and examples and concludes with as summary or questions on the parts making the chapter…
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Provisions of S.18 and 19 of RTI Act 2005 are distinct?
Post – independence, the Right to Information Act 2005, is a landmark legislation in India, which empowers the citizens by streamlining the right to information and brings the right in action. However, recently the provisions of the Act have been diluted by Information Commissioners especially by the scant and rare use of penal provisions u/s…
Perspective - The Critical Thinking Way 