SC refuses to ask govt to disclose CIC candidates
New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to order the Centre to disclose names of candidates being considered by a selection committee, headed by PM Narendra Modi, for appointment to the Central Information Commission, even as it observed that any "ineligible" appointment will be open to judicial scrutiny.
The court was hearing a petition filed by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj and two others who informed the court that there is no information available on the persons sought to be made CIC and ICs at the Central Information Commission. The plea alleged that, on January 7, three months was granted for filling up the post of CIC and 8 ICs. But, 10 months have since lapsed and the posts remain vacant. The bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said, "Let us not doubt everything," as it allowed time of three weeks for the selection panel to finalise the appointments. "We have no reason to doubt that the Union government shall follow the guidelines laid down in Anjali Bhadwaj judgment (2019) and finalise the process at the earliest."...
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