SUPREME COURT URGES STRICT ADHERENCE TO RTI ACT'S SECTION 4

In the case Kishan Chand Jain vs Union of India, the Supreme Court has emphasised the duty of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure that the mandates outlined in Section 4 of the Right to Information Act are strictly adhered to.

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The bench, comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, highlighted that while Section 3 of the Act affirms the citizens’ ‘right to information’, Section 4 recognises the corresponding obligation of public authorities. The judgement stemmed from a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kishan Chand Jain, urging the implementation of Section 4 of the RTI Act.