Central Information Commission (CIC)
Composition, Powers, and Role
The Central Information Commission is a statutory, quasi-judicial body established under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It functions as the final appellate authority for RTI matters at the central government level.
- Composition: A Chief Information Commissioner and up to ten Information Commissioners, appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee chaired by the Prime Minister (with the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a nominated Union Cabinet Minister).
- Jurisdiction: Hears second appeals and complaints against decisions of public authorities that fall under the central government.
- Powers: Can require production of documents, impose penalties (up to ₹25,000 per case under Section 20 of the RTI Act for delay/denial), and recommend disciplinary action.
- Nature: Quasi-judicial — its orders are binding on public information officers and first appellate authorities; its recommendations to the government are persuasive but not mandatory where they go beyond RTI compliance.
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