TNN, Dec 5, 2009, 03.47am IST
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued notices to the state government and the state information commission in connection with vacant posts of information commissioners that has led to piling up of appeals for Right To Information (RTI) during the last couple of years.
Acting on a PIL filed by Amit Jethwa, a division bench headed by the acting chief justice sought explanation on why information commissioners are not being appointed so the appeals related to RTI pleas could be dealt with in speedy manner. Further hearing is kept on December 21.
The petitioner claimed before the court that two posts of information commissioner, equal number of posts of law officers and several other vacancies in the Gujarat Information Commission have not been filled by the government despite due sanction given for them more than three years ago. Since two posts of information commissioners are vacant, the chief information commissioner remains over-burdened and the situation has resulted in huge pendency within a couple of years only.
The PIL contended that the appeal against any RTI appellate authority's decision remains pending for months and in many cases the applicants have to move the high court for quick disposal. In such circumstances, filling up the posts of commissioners as well as other administrative appointments would serve the public purpose and ensure better implementation of the RTI Act, 2005.
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