The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday (October 27, 2025) that vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC), which has no Chief Information Commissioner and is down to just two Information Commissioners out of a total sanctioned strength of 10, will be filled in “two or three” weeks.

Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj said the shortlisted names of candidates had been forwarded to the high-profile selection committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and a nominee of the government.

However, petitioners, represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, countered that there is a complete information blackout on the appointment process to the Central Information Commission, and “names are air-dropped with

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