M Sridhar

Madabhushi Sridhar Acharyulu was the Central Information Commissioner (2013-18) of Union of India, who delivered thousands of landmark judgments on Right to Information. Earlier, Madabhushi Sridhar served as Professor and Registrar at NALSAR University, Hyderabad . With double post-graduate degrees (LLM & MCJ) Ph.D. and LL.D., Sridhar continues as a columnist on socio-political happenings and policies of the state. He has written and published 40 books on Law and Journalism in both Telugu and English, 100 plus research articles and thousands of newspaper articles. Sridhar anchored a live phone-in TV weekly program to answer doubts on land records in 60 episodes of a TV channel in Hyderabad.

    M Sridhar

    Understanding old defamation & new criminal media law
    Understanding old defamation & new criminal media law

    New media criminal laws are mostly known the only problem is the criminality aspect of 'penalty'

    By M Sridhar  Published on 31 July 2024 2:10 AM GMT


    Electoral Bonds: Having no bonds with people
    Electoral Bonds: Having no bonds with people

    Prashant Bhushan explained that 99 per cent of electoral bonds went to the ruling parties in the Centre and the States while the opposition parties...

    By M Sridhar  Published on 2 Nov 2023 10:41 AM GMT


    Does Right to Information work in India?
    Does Right to Information work in India?

    One great leap forward is Telangana has launched an outline portal dedicated to receiving applications from the Right to Information Act.

    By M Sridhar  Published on 17 Oct 2023 6:21 AM GMT


    International Day for Access to Information: The Plight of Data Act and RTI
    International Day for Access to Information: The Plight of Data Act and RTI

    The amendment to the Right to Information, through the DPDP law, was criticized by some as ā€œneither the right to privacy nor the right to informationā€

    By M Sridhar  Published on 2 Oct 2023 3:15 AM GMT


    Liberation of Hyderabad: Remembering legendary freedom fighter MS Acharya who took on powerful Razakars
    Liberation of Hyderabad: Remembering legendary freedom fighter MS Acharya who took on powerful Razakars

    Acharya remained in Warangal town, while his family members were shifted to Guntur for safety

    By M Sridhar  Published on 2 Oct 2023 2:57 AM GMT


    When GoI denied records of Constitution Assembly Debates
    When GoI denied records of Constitution Assembly Debates

    Austin explained the merits and value of our Constitution as the ā€˜corner stone of a Nationā€™, in his first book which came after 15 years of origin of...

    By M Sridhar  Published on 15 Aug 2023 11:09 AM GMT


    Drama at TN Raj Bhavan: How Governors sacking of minister violated constitution.
    Drama at TN Raj Bhavan: How Governor's sacking of minister violated constitution

    Reports said the governor has received inputs to substantiate his allegation. He, however, has not divulged them, let alone acknowledge that his...

    By M Sridhar  Published on 4 July 2023 8:19 AM GMT


    Wrestlers protest: Protect victims of sexual harassment, question BJP MP
    Wrestlers protest: Protect victims of sexual harassment, question BJP MP

    The protest began in January but was lifted within days with the assurance of an inquiry by the sports minister. Both the inquiry and the...

    By M Sridhar  Published on 2 Jun 2023 2:54 AM GMT


    Civil society in Karnataka played a crucial role to defeat hate through Eddelu Karnataka (Wake Up Karnataka) movement.
    Karnataka election: How civil society played a crucial role to defeat hate

    Around 5,000 volunteers belonging to more than 112 different organisations formed a movement which was called, "Eddelu Karnataka" (Wake Up Karnataka)

    By M Sridhar  Published on 31 May 2023 9:30 AM GMT


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    May Day: Is Government diluting the Labour Law?

    In the year 2020, several changes have been made to the labour laws in India

    By M Sridhar  Published on 1 May 2023 7:03 AM GMT


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    The ā€˜Saptha Risheesā€™ who authored Bharath Constitution

    The Constitution of India was structured on the Government of India Act, 1935

    By M Sridhar  Published on 15 April 2023 9:37 AM GMT


    Dr BR Ambedkar and O Chinnappa Reddy
    Social Justice of Ambedkar and Prudence of Chinnappa Reddy

    Chinnappa Reddy explained how reservations were in reality superficial and could not touch the problem at its roots

    By M Sridhar  Published on 14 April 2023 5:04 AM GMT


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