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| RTIM seeks HC’s intervention, notice issued to Govt | | Pro active disclosure under RTI Act | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 3: As Government failed to abide by around half a dozen circulars and notices of State Information Commission (SIC) on ensuring pro-active disclosure of information under section 4 (1) (b) of J&K RTI Act , the Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement (RTIM) has sought judicial intervention by way of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which was heard today by Division Bench of J&K High Court at Srinagar lead by Justice Sudhakar Ramalingam acting Chief Justice of JKHC.
Details available with Early Times reveal that J&K High Court has sought compliance from General Administration Department (GAD) by May 15 about suomoto disclosure of information under section 4 of JK RTI Act 2009).
While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement through its Founder and Chairman Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat , J&K High Court Division bench lead by acting Chief Justice S Ramalingam and Justice M K Hanjura directed the Government counsel to file a detailed compliance report about the implementation of section 4 of J&K RTI Act 2009 wherein all the Public Authorities have to make proactive disclosure of information on 17 points. The petitioner organization has alleged that even after 9 years of enactment of the J&K RTI Act 2009 , the voluntary disclosure of information is still not being done by most of the Government departments. |
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