Nov 14, 2019
On 13th November, 2019 a 5-Judge Constitution Bench of India's Supreme Court unanimously held, as the head of that Court, the Chief Justice of India is covered by The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
Click here for the full text of the judgement (one common opinion and two individual concurring opinions).
Click here for a brief analysis of some salient points authored by Venkatesh Nayak, Head, Access to Information Programme, CHRI.
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