DELHI HC REVIEWING ITS RTI RULES

DELHI HC REVIEWING ITS RTI RULES

Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah deserves compliments for his welcome initiative to rectify the wrong, by reviewing RTI rules at Delhi High Court which are in contradiction of Right-To-Information Act as passed by the Parliament and assented by the President of India. It is regretting that the then Competent Authority at Delhi High Court allowed such rules which could even tantamount to contempt of Parliament!

Administrative action is needed against those responsible for framing such rules at Delhi High Court which deprived users of RTI Act from seeking information from Delhi High Court.

Observations of Justice AP Shah pleading for replacing oath of secrecy into oath of transparency making judicial system accountable and transparent are worth appreciating. It is regretted that a judge with such noble thoughts could not be elevated to the Apex Court despite intervention by Prime Minister’s Office. He has rightly observed highlights of RTI Act in judicial system like a check towards filing of false affidavits.

SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL

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