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Govt asked to share names of tainted officers since 2010
By IndianMandarins- 27 Mar 2019
718The Central Information Commission (CIC) has advised the government to
make public the names of all IAS officers against whom prosecution sanction has
been granted as well as denied since 2010. The CIC advice/order comes on an RTI petition filed by lawyer/activist
Nutan Thakur in May 2017, whereby she sought copies of the department of
personnel and training’s files and letters and notes exchanged between DoPT and
various officers regarding criminal cases against them from 2010 to 2017. The government is bound to work on the CIC advice/order unless it
chooses to appeal in a high court, an option it can exercise. But within the
CIC, the process of appeals is complete. If the government follows the CIC
advice, it may set a new and wholesome precedent in transparency.
Govt asked to share names of tainted officers since 2010
By IndianMandarins - 2019-03-27 11:38:13
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has advised the government to
make public the names of all IAS officers against whom prosecution sanction has
been granted as well as denied since 2010.
The CIC advice/order comes on an RTI petition filed by lawyer/activist Nutan Thakur in May 2017, whereby she sought copies of the department of personnel and training’s files and letters and notes exchanged between DoPT and various officers regarding criminal cases against them from 2010 to 2017.
The government is bound to work on the CIC advice/order unless it chooses to appeal in a high court, an option it can exercise. But within the CIC, the process of appeals is complete. If the government follows the CIC advice, it may set a new and wholesome precedent in transparency.
