THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN SOUTH ASIA MONTHLY NEWS DIGEST (November 2013) Compiled by Aneesha Johny Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) B‐117, First Floor, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi – 110 017 Tel: 011‐ 43180201/43180214 Fax: 011‐2686 4688 Websites: www.humanrightsinitiative.org and http://sartian.org Email:
[email protected] Disclaimer: This compilation is meant for private circulation only. CHRI makes no claim about the exahustiveness of this compilation vis-à-vis the universe of RTI stories published during this month. CHRI has not edited any of these news stories. Before quoting from this compilation, readers are requested to check the weblink mentioned under each news story. Copyright for the news stories and photos included in this compilation continue to vest with their true owners. Contents Sl. Subject No. of Stories Page 1 Stories of successful use of the RTI Act and their impact 59 2 2 Stories of challenges faced by RTI users 30 82 3 Reports of court judgements relating to RTI 6 123 4 Important notifications and circulars on RTI and news 35 132 about the Central and State Information Commissions 5 Reports of penalties imposed under the RTI Act 8 174 6 Attacks on RTI users and activists 9 182 7 RTI-related editorials and Op-Ed pieces 3 193 8 Reports of RTI-related events 18 200 9 RTI in South Asia 3 221 10 References - 226 1 Stories of Successful use of RTI and their Impact 01 NOVEMBER 2013 1) Maharashtra govt spent Rs. 7.04 crore on Adarsh commission over 2 years HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times Mumbai, November 01, 2013 The state government spent Rs.