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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 (15:38:11)
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Right to Information covers office of Chief Justice of India: High court

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Delhi High Court today gave verdict that CJI should come within the purview of RTI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today upheld its single bench order that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and details of judges assets should be revealed under that. A bench comprising Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justices S. Muralidhar and Vikramjeet Sen said: "Higher the judiciary, higher is the accountability towards the public at large". Emphasising the importance of RTI, the bench said: "RTI has over-reaching impact.

Citizens who require such information should not misuse the information, thus saving the independence of (the) judiciary." (IANS)
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