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Supreme Court asks DoPT, states for timeline to fill up CIC and SIC vacancies
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, January 8, 2025: The Supreme Court directed the Union government's Department of Personnel and Training, along with the respective state governments, to provide a timeline for the appointment of personnel to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and various State Information Commissions.
As reported by Bar and Bench, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh said this information should be submitted within two weeks.
"We direct Secretary, DoPT to file an affidavit detailing timeline within which selection process will be completed and timeline within which appointments shall be notified. Let the list also be notified in terms of the Anjali Bhardwaj judgment. Let the requisite affidavit be filed in two weeks," the Court ordered.
The Court also issued directions to ensure that pending SIC vacancies are filled in a time-bound manner.