11, April 2019

Central Information Commission For: Preliminary; Mains: GS II Topic: Governance, Polity, Social Justice News Flash The Center has denied a Right to Information (RTI) request for details of the ongoing recruitment process for four vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC), despite a recent Supreme Court order mandating that such information be made public. The CIC is the RTI Act’s highest appellate body.   What is the issue Arbitrariness in the appointment process. Appropriate candidates…