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Information Commission vacancies — 2023 follow-up
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Follow-up to Anjali Bhardwaj — SC issues fresh timelines for ICs' vacancy filling.
Case details
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Anjali Bhardwaj |
| Respondent | Union of India |
| RTI Act sections | §12, §15, §16 |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
SC reinforces Anjali Bhardwaj directions; issues fresh timelines for filling CIC/SIC vacancies.
Ratio decidendi
The Supreme Court in the 2023 follow-up reaffirmed the 2019 Anjali Bhardwaj directions and issued fresh timelines for the Central and State governments to fill CIC/SIC vacancies. Selection Committee meetings must be timely.
Keywords
vacancies, Information Commission, Anjali Bhardwaj, follow-up
This case cites
- Anjali Bhardwaj v. Union of India (SC 2019)
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