Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Judiciary above RTI?

High Court of Delhi stayed the order passed by the Chief Information Commissioner asking the Supreme Court's Information officer to give an RTI applicant on whether judges have declared their assets to the Chief Justice of India.Supreme Court has filed a petition challenging the orders of CIC.in the instant case RTI applicant has only asked whether the judges have declared their assets to the Chief Justice of India.

When judiciary interprets that it is citizens right to get information about the assets of their democratic representatives, why should it withhold its information?

Already it is made known that CJI office would not come under the purview of RTI. now all these would a raise a serious question as to the applicablity of RTI to the Judiciary.

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