Mumbai: With bulk hearings, SIC looks to clear backlog in a year’s time

In a year’s time, your appeals with the headquarters bench of the state information commission (SIC) could be taken up for hearing within two month’s from the date of it’s filing. The SIC has come up with “bulk disposal” plan so that appeals are cleared quickly. At the headquarter bench, there were nearly 8,000 appeals pending.

The commission has transferred 2,866 appeals to Brihanmumbai bench. The bench had just over 700 appeals pending when Ajitkumar Jain retired from the post of information commissioner.

https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-with-bulk-hearings-sic-looks-to-clear-backlog-in-a-year-s-time-2737748

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