Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Disclosure of Shortlisted Candidates' Names for CIC Appointments
The Supreme Court declined to direct the Union Government to publicly disclose the names of candidates shortlisted for appointments to the Central Information Commission (CIC).
The Court noted the assurance of the Union that the CIC appointments will be completed within 2-3 weeks, observing that there was "no reason to doubt" that the Centre would follow the guidelines for transparent appointments under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard a public interest petition filed by activist Anjali Bhardwaj, regarding delays and lack of transparency in appointments to the Central and State Information Commissions.
There was "no reason to doubt" that the Centre would follow the guidelines for transparent appointments under the RTI Act.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan pointed out that despite previous orders of the Supreme Court directing the Centre to fill vacancies in the commissions, the government defaulted.
Author's summary: Supreme Court trusts Union's assurance on CIC appointments.
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