The article was originally published in Article 14. Read here. New Delhi: Act fairly to ensure the rule of law, ensure there is no failure of justice, and avoid future embarrassment. This was the advice two of its own legal advisers gave to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out that new rules passed…
Original article here. The Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court has refused to disclose the details of a report submitted by former SC Judge, Justice AK Patnaik, on the probe into the “larger conspiracy” behind the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. In response to an RTI application…
The article was originally published in Firstpost. Read here. Most experts agree that Centre has fixed current price of COVID-19 vaccine at Rs 250 only after factoring in the reduced expenses of the two companies, large volume of orders they are to get, affordability of the masses and the major hurdle of vaccine hesitancy it faces….
Original article here. The Madras High Court has directed the Central Information Commission to expeditiously dispose of an appeal filed against non-supply of some information pertaining to the Central Government’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. A Single Bench of Justice M. Govindaraj directed the CIC to dispose of the appeal within one month, if the Bill is going…
Original article here. The Delhi High Court has today sought the response of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of its various departments on a plea seeking details of Aarogya Setu mobile application. The high court, which observed that the issue of Aarogya Setu application is of…
The article was originally published in Firstpost. Read here. Centre in response to an RTI filed said that it currently has no proposal to indemnify or exempt vaccine manufacturers from any liability in case of serious side-effects/adverse reactions due to inoculation of their vaccines. On 3 January, the Government of India gave its final approval for…
Original article here. The Central Information Commission, while is hearing a complaint filed by RTI Activist and Independent journalist Saurav Das on Arogya Setu declined him permission to attend the next hearing on the m…..
The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Want to know how Modi govt prepared to handle immediate consequences of sudden national lockdown? You can’t. Centre cites “national security”, trust issues, to deny information on an RTI filed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian. The sudden national lockdown announced by Prime…
The article was originally published in The Quint. Read here. It is now official what privacy activists have long been worried about. Responses to RTI queries reveal that the Government of India has failed to implement measures to safeguard and secure data of millions of Indians collected by the controversial COVID-19 tracing app, Aarogya Setu. Two days after…
Original article here. NEW DELHI: The evasive response from National Informatics Centre and the Information Technology ministry to an RTI asking, “who developed Aarogya Setu app,” drew sharp reactions from digital rights activists and politicians. On Wednesday, #AarogyaSetuApp was one of the top trends in India, with Twitter users questioning its origin. “This app was made…
The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. In a bizarre reply to an RTI filed by this author on behalf of The Logical Indian, the Supreme Court of India has said that the judgement pronouncing implementation of live streaming of court proceedings is “under consideration of the Registry”. In September 2018, a…
The article was originally published in The Logical Indian. Read here. Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s half-hearted assurance that government is not dependent on foreign loans is hollow, since documents accessed by Saurav Das on behalf of The Logical Indian revealed loans were taken even for Rs 22 crores from a foreign bank in June. Harsh Vardhan failed to…