National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) on 9
January 2012 directed the state governments to propose a system called Shiksha
Samvad for holding regular dialogues between government officials and civil
society on the implementation of the Right to Education Act.
In a letter, the commission, which is monitoring the Act, asked the state governments to institutionalize the system for regular reviews of the act. This will enable the local administration to keep a close watch on how the implementation of the Act is proceeding at the ground level. It will also allow the people to seek speedy redressal by raising the issues directly with the government officials.
CIS: All Information
Possessed by the Office of CJI not Completely Exempt from Disclosure
The Central Information Commission(CIS) held in the first week
of January 2012 that all information in possession of the office of the Chief
Justice of India is not completely exempt from disclosure under the Right to
Information (RTI) act. The CIC observed this while directing the Supreme Court
to disclose communication exchange between Chief Justice of India and the Law
Ministry on the question of proposed changes in appointment procedure for
Judges.