CJI's remark to adversly affect RTI drive:C.I.C.

Days after Chief Justice Of India S.H.Kapadia said that irrelevant RTI queries were impeding the working of Judges in courts ,Central Information Comission said the the remarks would have a significant negative impact on RTI. Information Comissioner Shailesh Gandhi ,in a letter to the CJI said that his coments could "dampen the RTI journey of India"

Gandhi admitted that RTI was being used in a trivial manner in a certain cases but he argued but it was also possible to show that progressive laws like dowrys act and atrocitys act were being used in in a "trivial manner or to harrass innocent people"

He added "it is also true that most public authoritys including information comissions and courts have not fulffiled the promise oh section 4 of the RTI actconsequent to which they are then complaining about increasing RTI requests" Courtsy TOI New Delhi 19.04.12