India Today: New Delhi: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
An online portal launched last year by the Supreme Court to invite queries from people under the Right to Information Act, 2005, is flooded with a huge number of requests. The court is now facing challenges as there are hundreds of hand-written postcards and letters seeking information under the RTI Act, apart from the ones on the online portal.
Most queries by people are regarding existing laws, their available rights under the law and the exact status of their cases. Over 10,000 RTIs were received by the Supreme Court by the end of March. The portal was launched in November last year, prior to which, RTI applications had to be filed only via post.
ALL ABOUT ONLINE RTI PORTAL
RTI can be filed online using the portal launched by the Supreme Court, for which a user has to get the registration done. Following this, an RTI can be filed by paying a fee of Rs 10.
The RTIs are then transferred to the judicial branch to get information and if it can be shared, then an appropriate response is sent to the concerned person as per the relevant provisions of the RTI act.
The majority of RTIs filed in the Supreme Court pertain to the individual's case status in detail, complaints about lawyers who refuse to share relevant information, available rights and clarity of laws.
RTI FILED BY AGGRIEVED COUPLES, DAUGHTERS
The Supreme Court has also received RTIs from aggrieved couples. Several RTIs are filed by a husband about what rights they have against their wives if they are harassed. Similarly, wives have also filed several RTIs seeking information about the laws available for them.
Some RTIs come from daughters seeking information as to what rights she has as a daughter on her father's property. The daughters also seek to know how they can claim the same. A handful of RTIs also sought information on how a will can be drafted and what are the benefits and consequences of that.
Though the official language of the Supreme Court is English, RTIs received are not only handwritten but also in Hindi and other vernacular languages.
WHAT INFORMATION CAN SC SHARE UNDER RTI?
A citizen can ask for information which falls under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005. RTI now covers the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) after a SC ruling in 2019.
Information related to SC judges, expenses incurred on building and other infrastructure, expenses on technology and any other information can be sought. Information can also be sought on the proposed names for elevation which is sent to the government for approval by the collegium.
An online portal launched last year by the Supreme Court to invite queries from people under the Right to Information Act, 2005, is flooded with a huge number of requests. The court is now facing challenges as there are hundreds of hand-written postcards and letters seeking information under the RTI Act, apart from the ones on the online portal.
Most queries by people are regarding existing laws, their available rights under the law and the exact status of their cases. Over 10,000 RTIs were received by the Supreme Court by the end of March. The portal was launched in November last year, prior to which, RTI applications had to be filed only via post.
ALL ABOUT ONLINE RTI PORTAL
RTI can be filed online using the portal launched by the Supreme Court, for which a user has to get the registration done. Following this, an RTI can be filed by paying a fee of Rs 10.
The RTIs are then transferred to the judicial branch to get information and if it can be shared, then an appropriate response is sent to the concerned person as per the relevant provisions of the RTI act.
The majority of RTIs filed in the Supreme Court pertain to the individual's case status in detail, complaints about lawyers who refuse to share relevant information, available rights and clarity of laws.
RTI FILED BY AGGRIEVED COUPLES, DAUGHTERS
The Supreme Court has also received RTIs from aggrieved couples. Several RTIs are filed by a husband about what rights they have against their wives if they are harassed. Similarly, wives have also filed several RTIs seeking information about the laws available for them.
Some RTIs come from daughters seeking information as to what rights she has as a daughter on her father's property. The daughters also seek to know how they can claim the same. A handful of RTIs also sought information on how a will can be drafted and what are the benefits and consequences of that.
Though the official language of the Supreme Court is English, RTIs received are not only handwritten but also in Hindi and other vernacular languages.
WHAT INFORMATION CAN SC SHARE UNDER RTI?
A citizen can ask for information which falls under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005. RTI now covers the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) after a SC ruling in 2019.
Information related to SC judges, expenses incurred on building and other infrastructure, expenses on technology and any other information can be sought. Information can also be sought on the proposed names for elevation which is sent to the government for approval by the collegium.
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