Re: [IAC#RG] How India must select information commissioners?

Sir in namit Sharma case S C had passed judgment for at least half the commissioners to be from judicial but over active Rights activists made such a hue and cry that S C reversed its judgment so we are left with government trash and government sycophants journalists . Judges would have been thousand times better and unafraid of high ranking officers who appear before them.

On 27 Feb 2016 12:40, Gaur J K <gaurjk@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> It is quite revealing how the selection of Information Commissioners are made.
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> Selection of S. Sailesh Gandhi was an exception. Te rule being appointment of former Civil servants-mostly IAS or IPS officers. The qualifications laid down are favourble to them and so is the composition of Selection Committee.As a result these posts have become tools to favour the favourites of Govt.
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> From the Civil Society there is little pressure to change the status quo because the RTI activists themselves are a divided lot.
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> Now more than a decade has passed since the RTI was passed. During this time surely some activists have developed the
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> requisite expertise and should lay a serious claim to be appointed Information Commissioners both at Central and Sate level. If I remember correctly S. Roy had applied for selection. Let us go by his experience also for not being slected.
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> Regds
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> JKGaur
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> Subject: [IAC#RG] How India must select information commissioners?
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> Hi,
> Pls. refer to the following hyperlink:-
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> http://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-india-must-select-information-commissioners/20160223.htm
> How India must select information commissioners - Rediff ...
> www.rediff.com
> There is a great need to introduce a transparent process to select information commissioners, who are expected to oversee transparency, says former Central ...
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> CHEERS!
> Bangalore Raju Venkatesh Prasanna