Supreme Court of India
Kishan Chand Jain v. Union of India & Ors.
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We are of the opinion 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 Central and State Information Commissions have a prominent place, having a statutory recognition under Chapters III and IV of the Act and their powers 4 (2018) 8 SCC 501 KISHAN CHAND JAIN v.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Issue for consideration : Direction sought by Writ Petitioner to implement the mandate of s.4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Right to Information Act, 2005 – ss. 3 and 4 – Obligation of public authorities – Principle of accountability: Held : Power and accountability go hand in hand – While declaring that all citizens shall have the ‘right to information’ u/s.3 of the Act, the co- relative ‘duty’ in the form of obligation of public authorities is recognized in s.4 of the Act – The core of the right created u/s.3 in reality rests on the duty to perform statutory obligations – The…
Authorities it was built on
- 2018 Government of Nct of Delhi v. Union of India & Another
- 2011 Central Board of Secondary Education & Anr. v. Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors.
- 2019 Central Public Information Officer, v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal
- 2011 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. Shaunak H.satya & Ors.
- 2016 Verhoeven, Marie-emmanuelle v. Union of India & Ors.
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