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).

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). 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 2(h)
• Section 8(1)(j)
• Section 8(2)

CJI Office under §2(h); judicial balancing under §8(2) is mandatory.

• 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

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