01589nam a2200169   4500999001900000008004100019100002700060245010300087260000900190300001500199520095900214650004901173773004401222906003301266942001201299952010801311  c508203d508203190314b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDhaka, Rajvir S.93377  aThe Information Commissions in India:ba jurisprudential explication of their powers and functions  c2018  ap.703-716.  aThe Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, provides for the Constitution of the State Information Commissions (SICs) and the Central Information Commission (CICs) for acting as the final appellate authorities. These Information Commissions have been entrusted with statutory powers while hearing complaints and appeals. These Commissions also enjoy the power to impose penalty and to recommend disciplinary action against the public information officers. Besides, there prevails large-scale confusion in them regarding the contents of Sections 18–20. This has culminated in adverse comments on their decisions by the Supreme Court (SC) and the High Courts (HC). An attempt is being made in this article to evaluate the functioning of these commissions and also about the interpretations given by various High Courts (HCs) and the Supreme Court (SC) about the Constitution, transaction of business and powers of the Information Commissions. - Reproduced.  aCentral Information Commission - India93378  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aRight to Information - India  2ddccAR  00102ddc40709382206aIIPAbIIPAd2019-03-14h64(4), Dec, 2018: p.703-716.pAR119233r2019-03-14yAR