Courts are not outside RTI Act purview: State Info Commission

COURTS are not outside the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and as per Rule 12 of the law, not all information can be denied to an applicant, the State Information Commission has ruled.

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In an order, State Information Commissioner (SIC) A Abdul Hakeem noted that some court staff turn down RTI applications. The SIC said no information other than those pertaining to judicial proceedings should be withheld.