Supreme Court of India

Anjali Bhardwaj and Others v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 199
Bench A. K. Sikri and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 15 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid provision, it is clear that any candidate who aspires to become Chief Information Commissioner knows as to what would be the salary and allowances and what would be other terms and conditions of service.

Judgment, page 31

From the 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 onstitution – Alleging that non-filling of vacancies of Information Commi ssioners in timely manner in Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs) stifles the functioning of the Act, resulting in huge backlog of appeals and complaints – I t was also alleged that there was lack of transparency in appo intment of Information Commissioners – It was sought that terms and conditions on which the appointments are to be made,

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