Shailesh Gandhi

Shailesh Gandhi served as Central Information Commissioner under the RTI Act, 2005, during 18 September 2008 to 6 July 2012. He is a graduate in Civil Engineering from IIT-Bombay. Before becoming a full time RTI activist in 2003, he sold his packaging business. In 2008, he was conferred the Nani Palkhivala...

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India’s Right to Information (RTI) Act has been hailed as one of the best transparency laws in...
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The usage and propagation of Right to Information (RTI) are moving at a fast pace because of...
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In this part, we will see possible solution in a situation when information has been denied on...
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In recent times it has been seen that a very large number of right to information (RTI)...
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Fifteen years back the Right to Information Act became operational on 12 October 2005. It was...
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There is considerable turmoil and controversy surrounding the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA).
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On 18 December 2019 the Supreme Court has given a very concise and brief order saying “Upon...
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In a recent Right to Information (RTI) related case filed by Anjali Bhardwaj, the Chief Justice...
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Looking at some of my earlier battles for Right to Information (RTI), I remembered an...
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At least on three occasions the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government, which takes credit...
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In response to a query under Right to Information RTI) Act, from Pune-based Vihar Durve, the...
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The government has issued a circular on 31 March 2017 giving draft rules, which it is...
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Most people in power and powerful institutions dislike Right to Information (RTI) Act since...
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I have been hearing about problems of identifying a person through the Aadhaar number system....
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RTI is exposing their arrogance and hence they try to discredit the Act by often talking about...
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Mumbai has less than 2 square meters (sq mts) of open space per person, compared to 9 sq mts,...
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Public Information Officers and Information Commissioners will now take inspiration from the...
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Bombay Municipal Corporation appears to believe that the open spaces in Mumbai are orphans and...
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If first-in-first-out (FIFO) is accepted, all vacancies filled and the principle that 95% of all...
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We need to put pressure on various institutions, in the implementation of the RTI Act, so that...
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