SC holds office of CJI is public authority

Supreme Court on Wednesday holds that office of Chief Justice of India is public authority under the purview of the transparency law, Right to Information Act (RTI).

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday holds that office of Chief Justice of India is public authority under the purview of the transparency law, Right to Information Act (RTI).

'Transparency doesn’t undermine judicial independency', Supreme Court says while upholding the Delhi High Court judgement which ruled that office of Chief Justice comes under the purview of Right to Information Act (RTI).