Supreme Court strengthens RTI Act by bringing CJI-office under RTI Act
Five-member Constitution Bench of Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India on 13.11.2019 gave a land-mark verdict (Civil Appeal 2683 of 2010) dismissing appeal by its own CPIO thus holding office of Chief Justice of India under RTI Act, added yet other milestone in an era requiring transparency. Verdict coupled with another recent Supreme Court verdict dated 17.09.2019 (Civil Appeal 9828 of 2013) declaring DAV College Trust and Management Society public-authority under RTI Act because of substantial government-funding, will have far reaching positive implications where it has set an example for many such bodies affecting day-to-day public-life till now resisting to be under purview of RTI Act.
Bringing more bodies affecting day-to-day public-life under RTI Act
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