ARTICLE 19 finds the draft RTI Act to be incompatible with international standards, citing excessive restrictions on information access. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 23 ...

Justice Ravindra Bhat gave a perfect explanation of the Right to Information Act in 2007, stating that “a rights-based enactment is akin to a welfare measure, like the Act, ...

The Act codified their fundamental right to information and was one of the best transparency laws in the world. It appeared that it would curb corruption and arbitrariness, with citizens being the ...

It held that right to information under Article 19-A of the Constitution and Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013 does not extend to any ‘legitimate privacy interest’ of an ...

RTI Act amendment won’t reduce transparency: Ashwini Vaishnaw The amendment helps harmonise right to information and right to privacy laws, he says; activists say it will curtail access to ...