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Prasar Bharati under RTI — Delhi HC

High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited

Prasar Bharati = §2(h); AIR/Doordarshan program records, tender for ads, talent-payment records disclosable.

Case details

Court High Court of Delhi
Decided 2019-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner RTI applicant
Respondent Prasar Bharati
RTI Act sections §2(h)
Outcome Applicant allowed

Outcome

Prasar Bharati (All India Radio, Doordarshan) is a public authority under §2(h); program content + broadcast records disclosable.

Ratio decidendi

Prasar Bharati Corporation is a statutory autonomous body established under the Prasar Bharati Act 1990. It is a public authority under §2(h). Program schedules, commissioning contracts, advertising tariffs, and talent-payment records are disclosable; content-production internal drafts may attract §8(1)(e) fiduciary carve-out narrowly.

Keywords

Prasar Bharati, AIR, Doordarshan, §2(h)

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