Published on : 27 Oct 2025, 2:51 pm 4 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central and State governments to complete the process of appointing Information Commissioners within three weeks [Anjali Bharadwaj & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.] .

The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it had no reason to doubt that the Union government would follow the guidelines laid down in Anjali Bharadwaj v. Union of India and complete the selection of commissioners within the stipulated period.

It directed all States with pending vacancies to also complete their selection processes within 3 weeks and file compliance reports by November 17. The Chief Secretary of Jharkhand was told to ensure completion of the process within 45 days.

The Court was heari

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