SC asks Centre, state info comms to ensure public authorities make 'proactive disclosures' under RTI
The Supreme Court while dealing with a PIL filed by an Agra-based RTI activist and lawyer, seeking proactive or suo motu web-based disclosure of information as per the mandate of Section 4 of RTI Act, has held that the purpose and object of the statute will be accomplished only if the principle of accountability governs the relationship between "right holders" and "duty bearers". The court observed that “power and accountability go hand in hand.”
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