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The oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court
List of 24 oldest cases pending for over 30 years as received through an RTI by the Supreme Court Observer
30th Mar 2024
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What are the oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court?
The registry’s response to an RTI filed by SCO shows that 24 cases have been pending for 30 years or more. We dig into the details
30th Mar 2024
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Transparency tunes in to the “dance of democracy”
The Supreme Court is now hearing a gamut of cases that will have a bearing on the future of democracy
18th Mar 2024
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“National political parties haven’t appointed information officers despite being subject to RTI law”: Anjali Bhardwaj, Amrita Johri
In a wide-ranging interview, the transparency activists also spoke about how the Electoral Bond Scheme compromises the right to information
31st Jan 2024
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Restricted Information: Six significant judgements from the last decade
Backdoor legislative tweaks, sluggish e-portals, mixed messaging from courts—India’s once-vaunted RTI framework is losing its bite.
5th Sep 2023
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CJI Ramana’s Notable Judgments
What was the impact of CJI Ramana’s Judgments on the Court, the law and the country?
27th Aug 2022
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500 RTI Rejections at the SC: The ‘Other’ Face of Transparency
Out of the 5,585 RTI applications received in 2020 and 2021, the SC rejected 537 with a majority coming under the 'Other' category.
28th Apr 2022
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When does the Court reject RTI requests?
This post looks into the reasons for rejecting RTI requests by the Court.
3rd Apr 2020
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#7: RTI and Judicial Independence
Concerns that the right to information regarding collegium decisions and personal assets of judges may infringe upon judicial independence.
9th Feb 2020
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RTI Judgment: Confusions about Public Interest
Office of the Chief Justice opened up to Right to Information Act, 2005.
26th Nov 2019
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Right To Information (Court in Review)
The Right to Information (RTI) was recognised as a constitutionally protected right even prior to the RTI Act, 2005.
4th Sep 2017
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