Right to Information Act, 2005
An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
12 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Sadiq B. Hanchinmani v. The State of Karnataka & Ors.
Issue arose whether the direction for investigation to the police issued by the JMFC-Judicial Magistrate First Class u/s.156(3) CrPC which was quashed by the impugned orders, justified; and whether the JMFC had sufficient…
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Chirag Sen and Another Etc. v. State of Karnataka and Another
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court declining to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against the appellants-accused on the allegations relating to falsification of birth records for…
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Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. Etc.
Issue arose as to whether the facts and circumstances disclosed in the complaint, supported by compelling medical evidence of grievous injuries, including complete genital mutilation, mandatorily required registration of an FIR;…
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Neha Chandrakant Shroff & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the order passed by the High Court, rejecting the writ petition filed by the appellants u/Article 226 of the Constitution praying for the possession of property given for temporary occupation to police…
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The State of Jharkhand & Ors. v. Rukma Kesh Mishra
Whether the order by which the respondent-civil servant was dismissed from service, following disciplinary proceedings, should have been interdicted by the High Court on the ground that the charge-sheet had not been approved by…
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Vijay Bahadur v. Sunil Kumar & Ors.
Allegation of disparity in the counting of votes in the election for position of ‘Gram Pradhan’. Whether the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, was justified in ordering a recount of the votes cast.
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Vipin Kumar v. Jaydeep & Others
Whether there has been a miscarriage of justice as the second appeal was allowed ex parte without hearing the appellant and without framing any substantial questions of law.
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Om Prakash @ Israel @ Raju @ Raju Das v. Union of India and Another
Issue arose as regards plea of juvenility raised u/s.9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
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B.N. John v. State of U.P. & Anr.
Appellant herein has sought quashing of criminal proceedings arising under sections 353 and 186 of IPC.
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Central Information Commission v. D.D.A. & Anr.
Whether the power of general superintendence direction, and management of the Central Information Commission’s affairs under Section 12(4) of the Right to Information Act 2005, includes the authority to constitute benches of the…
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M/s. Bisco Limited v. Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise
The appellant had imported second hand steel mill machinery and parts covered by three transit bonds totalling 595 cases. The officials of the Preventive Branch of the Commissionerate searched the industrial premises of the…
- Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal N. Mistry