New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the registrar of the Gujarat High Court on a plea by the State Information Commission saying that the high court could not insist on adherence to its rules for sharing information sought under the Right to Information Act.
A bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman issued notice to the registrar as well as former medical officer Mahendra Bhatt who had sought information from the high court under the RTI Act but was told by its public information officer that he should seek the information under the relevant provisions of the Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 instead of the RTI Act.
Bhatt was also told that if he was not a party to the proceedings in respect of which he was seeking information, then he would have to file an affidavit stating reasons for which the certified copy and other documents were required.
This response came in reply to his application in 2010 seeking certain information along with documents and certified copies.
The PIO told Bhatt to approach the high court for the required information either personally or through his lawyer on the payment of fee of Rs.3 to the deputy registrar, decree department.
Samajwadi Party patriarch and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away
New cases of corona are increasing continuously in the country. In the last 24 hours, there has b
Oscars 2025: Aamir Khan's dream shattered, Kiran Rao's film Laapataa Ladies out of Oscars
While Aamir Khan is the Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood on the one hand, on the other hand, his ex
What China annoys PM Modi said in front of Xi Jinping..
At the BRICS summit last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinp
While the whole world has been battling the coronavirus for the last two years, now scientists ha
The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, reviewe
Three PFI members and one other person were arrested in Assam, police raided many places
The arrest of members of the banned organization Popular Front of India (PFI) is still going on.
Mines bill to be sent to Rajya Sabha select committee
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday decided to send a bill amending the mines
SpiceJet plane stuck in storm: Strong jolt before landing; 40 passengers injured, 10 critical
On Sunday, a SpiceJet Boeing B737 aircraft going from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal got stuck
The budget for the year 2022 has been presented recently. Under the new budget, a new wage code c
