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1 - 6 of 6 (0.19 seconds)Centrlal Board Of Sec.Education & Anr vs Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors on 9 August, 2011
Furthermore, the Apex Court also held in Central Board of Secondary
Education and Anr. Vs. Aditya Bandopadhyay and Ors, SLP(C) NO.
7526/2009 that
"Indiscriminate and impractical demands or directions under RTI
Act for disclosure of all and sundry information (unrelated to
transparency and accountability in the functioning of public
authorities and eradication of corruption) would be counter-
productive as it will adversely affect the efficiency of the
administration and result in the executive getting bogged down
with the non-productive work of collecting and furnishing
information. The Act should not be allowed to be misused or
abused, to become a tool to obstruct the national development and
integration, or to destroy the peace, tranquility and harmony
among its citizens. Nor should it be converted into a tool of
oppression or intimidation of honest officials striving to do their
duty. The nation does not want a scenario where 75% of the staff of
public authorities spends 75% of their time in collecting and
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furnishing information to applicants instead of discharging their
regular duties. The threat of penalties under the RTI Act and the
pressure of the authorities under the RTI Act should not lead to
employees of public authorities prioritising 'information furnishing'
at the cost of their normal and regular duties."
The Registrar, Supreme Court Of India vs Commodore Lokesh K.Batra And Ors. on 4 December, 2014
Commission deems it expedient to highlight that Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in
its judgment dated 04.12.2014 in case of The Registrar, Supreme Court of India
vs. Commodore Lokesh K. Batra and Ors. [W.P.(C) No. 6634/2011] has held as
under:
Section 2 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
Section 3 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
Section 8 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
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