Thursday, August 03, 2017

CJI, Governor's office not under RTI Act: Government

Economic Times: New Delhi: Thursday, August 03, 2017.
The office of Chief Justice of India and Governor are not covered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the government said today.
The Act empowers a citizen to seek time bound response on a governance-related query from a public authority or a government department.
"The office of Chief Justice of India and Governor are not recorded as a public authority on the records of Central Information Commission," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.