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Section 21 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
Section 6 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
Hansi Rawat & Anr. vs Punjab National Bank & Ors. on 11 January, 2013
The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in the matter of Hansi Rawat and Anr. v. Punjab
National Bank and Ors. (LPA No.785/2012) dated 11.01.2013 has held as under:
State(Govt Of Nct Of Delhi) vs Rajinder Prasad Sharma on 2 December, 2014
"6. ....proceedings under the RTI Act cannot be converted into proceedings for
adjudication of disputes as to the correctness of the information furnished."(Emphasis
Supplied)
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The aforesaid rationale finds resonance in another judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi
High Court in the matter of Govt. of NCT of Delhi vs. Rajender Prasad (W.P.[C]
10676/2016) dated 30.11.2017 wherein it was held as under:
Union Of India vs This Review Petition Having Come Up For ... on 26 February, 2014
While, the Apex Court in the matter of Union of India vs Namit Sharma (Review
Petition [C] No.2309 of 2012) dated 03.09.2013 observed as under:
Khanapuram Gandaiah vs Administrative Officer & Ors on 4 January, 2010
(Emphasis Supplied)
Similarly, in the matter of Khanapuram Gandaiah vs Administrative Officer
&Ors. [SLP (CIVIL) NO.34868 OF 2009], the Hon'ble Supreme Court held as under:
Dr. Celsa Pinto, Ex-Officio Joint ... vs The Goa State Information Commission ... on 3 April, 2008
"7....Public Information Officer is not supposed to have any material which is not
before him; or any information he could have obtained under law. Under Section 6 of the
RTI Act, an applicant is entitled to get only such information which can be accessed by
the "public authority" under any other law for the time being in force. The answers
sought by the petitioner in the application could not have been with the public authority
nor could he have had access to this information and Respondent No. 4 was not obliged
to give any reasons as to why he had taken such a decision in the matter which was
before him...." (Emphasis Supplied)
And, in the matter of Dr. Celsa Pinto, Ex-Officio Joint Secretary, (School
Education) vs. The Goa State Information Commission [2008 (110) Bom L R 1238],
the Hon'ble Bombay High Court held as under:
Centrlal Board Of Sec.Education & Anr vs Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors on 9 August, 2011
13. The Appellant is thus advised by the Commission to exercise his right to
information judiciously, the Appellant is reminded of the fact that his right to information
is far from being absolute and unconditional. That, it is rather unfortunate that even the
best of intentions has to not only stand the test of procedural requirements and fetters laid
down in the RTI Act but also stand the test of practicality, a notion well recognised by
the superior Courts in a catena of judgments such as the Hon'ble Supreme Court's
observation in the matter of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) & Anr. v.
Aditya Bandhopadhyay and others [(2011) 8 SCC 497] stating that: