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Mad. HC: Co-operative Society Registered Under TN Co-operative Societies Act Not Public Authority(10.06.2024)

Mad. HC has observed that a co-operative society registered under Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act is not bound by RTI Act to provide information.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Co-operative Societies, Public Authority

SC: Authorities Seeking Felling of Trees Should Make Best Attempt to Reduce No. of Trees to be Cut(09.08.2024)

SC has observed that keeping in view spirit of Article 51A of the Constitution of India and right of citizens to a healthy environment, every public a.....

Tags : Supreme Court, A. 51A of COI, Public Authority

Madras HC: Failure to Act Upon Complaints Against Government Officials Unconstitutional(02.11.2022)

Madras High Court while criticizing public authorities delaying action upon complaints by citizens against government officials and held that failure .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Public Authority, Complaint

Delhi HC: Office of Advocate General Not A ‘Public Authority’ Under RTI(06.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that Office of Attorney General of India is not a "public authority" as defined under Right to Information Act, since AG's ".....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Authority, Advocate General

Bom. HC: No Relaxation in Aviation Safety Norms for Projects by Public Authority(16.01.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that no relaxation in civil aviation safety norm regarding height restriction can be granted just because the project is pr.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Aviation Safety, Public Authority

Delhi High Court: NSE Qualifies as a Public Authority under the RTI Act(02.07.2026)

Delhi High Court held that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is a “public authority” under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.....

Tags : National Stock Exchange; Public Authority; Right to Information Act

Karnataka HC: Century Club Qualifies as a Public Authority under the RTI Act Due to Land Grant(14.07.2026)

Karnataka HC held that Bengaluru's Century Club is a public authority under the Right to Information Act, upholding the Karnataka Information Commissi.....

Tags : Century Club; Public Authority; Right to Information Act

Supreme Court Stays CIC Decision Declaring NSE Subject to the RTI Act(03.08.2026)

Supreme Court has issued notice on NSE's appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment declaring it a "public authority" under the RTI Act. It also sta.....

Tags : National Stock Exchange; Public Authority; Public Authority

Bombay HC: Public Authorities Need Not Obtain Third-Party Information for RTI Applicants(19.08.2026)

Bombay High Court held that public authorities are not legally required under the RTI Act to obtain information from private bodies for applicants. Th.....

Tags : Public Authority; Third-Party Information; Right to Information Act

Judgments

Burden to show that a body is owned, controlled or substantially financed by appropriate Government is on applicant seeking information(09.03.2017)

Complainant filed an application under Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) on 7th April 2014 with CPIO, Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), see.....

Tags : Information, Public Authority, Determination