Is RTI prone to abuse?
A recent independent report concluded that there was “a yawning gap between the judiciary’s bold pronouncements on the Right to Information and the manner in which the high courts are implementing the RTI Act”.
Before adjourning till February a case about the appointment of information commissioners, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde had a few sharp words for the so-called abuse of the Right to Information Act independent report concluded that there was a yawning gap between the judiciary's bold pronouncements on the Right to Information and the manner in which the high courts are implementing the RTI Act. Activists have been accusing the government of attempting to dilute the act and reduce the autonomy of information commissioners, and they will find the CJI's withering remarks disquieting.
