Today Supreme Court has issued notices to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha,Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka along with the Central Government to submit their status report within four weeks on non filing up of vacancies in CIC and SICs.
Apex court has taken state governments over long-pending vacancies in the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and its duty of ensuring appointment of commissioners in the CIC and SIC in a timely manner.