PETITION FOR TRANSPARENT APPOINTMENT OF INFORMATION OFFICER- S.C

PETITION FOR TRANSPARENT APPOINTMENT OF INFORMATION OFFICER- S.C

20^TH OCTOBER, 2020

The Petition has been filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court for hearing over the 'timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

The petition comes concerning the recent retirement of the Chief Information Commissioner, after which his post, along with the posts of several others, lie vacant. The petitioner alleges that while key posts lie vacant, the pendency of the appeals/complaints continues to rise.

The petition in the apex court also referred to the alleged "non-compliance" by the Centre of the top court's December 16, 2019 order wherein a deadline of three months had been given to the Centre to fill all the pending vacancies of the CIC.

Presently 6 posts, including that of the Chief, are lying vacant, and the pendency of the appeals/complaints has risen to over 36,600.