RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI)

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• A five-judge Constitution Bench pronounced its verdict after listening to a petition filed against a 2010 Judgement of the Delhi High Court. The High Court in its order had declared the CJI's office a public authority and said that it should come under the RTI Act.
  
  
• The bench also said that only the names of judges recommended by the Collegium for appointment can be disclosed, not the reasons.
  
  
• It said that the Right to Privacy is an important aspect and it has to be balanced with transparency while deciding to give out information from the office of the Chief Justice.
  
  
• The outcome is that the office of the CJI will now entertain RTI applications.
  
  
• While the office of the CJI is now under the RTI’s ambit, the CBI is exempt.