Incidentally Raminder was the journo who posted that very
prophetic story (when the CIC selection controversy was
ongoing) that Habibullah would complete his term in office.
The ToI today, however, says that CIC will approach the DoPT
to get the Rules amended - which is even better for us - since
legally the Rules cannot be amended for this purpose. The
RTI At is so poorly drafted that any skilled objector to DoPT
can stall Rule amendments till the RTI Act is amended or
Sonia Gandhi (through the PMO - Deepak Sandhu ??) intervenes.
Let me put this plainly to Mr Habibullah, LEGALLY SPEAKING
THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF RTI ACT 2005, AS IT STANDS AT PRESENT,
DOES NOT PERMIT THE CENTRAL GOVT BY RULES TO ALLOW PARTIAL
BENCHES OF CIC TO DECIDE APPEALS OR COMPLAINTS. You know this
very well as Mr Singhi had privately advised you on many occasions.
The only option for you was section 30 of the RTI ACT - which you
failed to avail because of your ego and the bad advisors who you
listen to. The section 30 route is now closed - and you should do the same to CIC.
Sarbajit
--- In rti_india@yahoogroups.com, ashish kr1965 <ashishkr1965@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.mynews.in/News/CIC_to_approach_SC_as_ICs_refuse_to_work_N57918.html
>
> *Posted On: *26-May-2010 05:52:47 *By:* Raminder Singh Font Size:
> <http://www.mynews.in/News/CIC_to_approach_SC_as_ICs_refuse_to_work_N57918.html#>
> >
> India's FoI watchdog the Central Information Commission "CIC" has decided to
> approach the Indian Supreme Court next week against a recent order of the
> Delhi High Court which has caused at least 3 of its members to inform the
> Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah that they shall not be
> hearing cases from next week as this would amount to contempt of court.
>
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