CPIO, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal
CPIO, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal (Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench), 2019-11-13) (2019) SCC OnLine SC 1459 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 2(h), 8(1)(j), 8(2). CJI Office is a public authority; §8(1)(j) requires balancing under §8(2). The Office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority under §2(h).
Holding
CJI Office is a public authority; §8(1)(j) requires balancing under §8(2).
Ratio
The Office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority under §2(h). Judges' asset declarations and collegium correspondence are subject to §8(1)(j) balancing under §8(2). The IC must conduct the balancing as a judicial exercise.
Section(s) applied
- Section 2(h)
- Section 8(1)(j)
- Section 8(2)
Practitioner takeaway
CJI Office under §2(h); judicial balancing under §8(2) is mandatory.
Citation
- Citation: (2019) SCC OnLine SC 1459
- Court: Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
- Date: 2019-11-13
- Outcome: partly allowed
- Reporter / Cause-list: (2019) SCC OnLine SC 1459