Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Right to Information Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Right to Information Act, 2005 – s. 19 – Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 – rr. 149 to 154 – An RTI application was filed by respondent no. 2 seeking information pertaining to certain cases along with all relevant documents and certified copies – The Public Information Officer, Gujarat High Court informed respondent no. 2 that since he is not a party to the said proceedings, as per r. 151 of the Gujarat High Court Rules, his application should be accompanied by an affidavit stating the grounds for which the certified copies are required and on making such application, he will be supplied the certified copies of the documents as per Rules 149 to 154 of the Rules, 1993 – The same was upheld by the Appellate Authority Registrar Administration – In the second appeal by respondent no. 2, the appellant-Chief Information commissioner directed Public Information Officer of the Gujarat High Court to provide the information sought by respondent no. 2 – Challenging the said order, respondent no. 1-High Court filed an application before the High Court – The Single Judge of the High Court passed an interim order directing respondent no. 1 to provide information sought by respondent no. 2 – However, the Division Bench of the High Court set aside the order Chief Information Commissioner by observing that when a particular field is governed by the rules which are not declared ultra-vires, then there is no question of applying the fresh rules and make the situation confusing – Thus, respondent no. 2 has to file an affidavit disclosing the purpose for which the certified copies are required as per the High Court Rules and there is no question of making applications under the RTI Act – On appeal, held: The Gujarat High Court Rules neither prohibit nor forbid dissemination of information or grant of certified copies of records – R. 151 of the Gujarat High Court Rules stipulating a third party to have access to the information/ obtaining the certified copies of the documents or orders requires to file an application/ affidavit stating the reasons for seeking the information, is not inconsistent with the provisions of the RTI Act; but merely lays down a different procedure as the practice or payment of fees, etc. for obtaining information – In the absence of inherent inconsistency between the provisions of the RTI Act and other law, overriding effect of RTI Act would not apply – The information to be accessed/ certified copies on the judicial side to be obtained through the mechanism provided under the High Court Rules, the provisions of the RTI Act shall not be resorted to – The decision of the Division bench of the High Court confirmed |
Judge | Hon'ble Ms. Justice R. Banumathi |
Neutral Citation | 2020 INSC 269 |
Petitioner | Chief Information Commissioner |
Respondent | High Court Of Gujarat And Another. |
SCR | [2020] 5 S.C.R. 465 |
Judgement Date | 2020-03-04 |
Case Number | 1966 |
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