Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Supreme Court to Hear Information Commissioner Appointment Case
Imagine the people who help you get information from the government have not been hired.
The Supreme Court is now going to discuss this issue.
They are looking into why the positions of information commissioners are empty, even though the government promised to fill them.
The commissioners are important because they help make sure the government is open and honest, as per the Right to Information Act.
Supreme Court to hear case on October 27 regarding Information Commissioner appointments.
The case involves non-appointment of commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and Jharkhand office.
Prashant Bhushan requested a hearing, citing unfilled positions despite government assurances.
Petition filed by activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Commodore Lokesh Batra, and Amrita Johri.
Government missed the deadline to fill the vacant commissioner positions.
- Who
- Supreme Court, Prashant Bhushan, Government
- What
- Hearing on non-appointment of Information Commissioners
- When
- October 27 (hearing date)
- Where
- Central Information Commission and Jharkhand
- Why
- Due to non-appointment of information commissioners
- Hearing Date Set
- October 27
- CIC Vacancies
- 8 of 10 Commissioner Posts Vacant
- Advertised
- August 2024
- Government Deadline
- April 2025
- Petitioners
- Anjali Bhardwaj, Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), Amrita Johri
