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Assembly proceedings and constituency-fund records — Manipur HC
High Court of Manipur · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Assembly published proceedings + MLA fund utilisation disclosable; deliberative privilege under §8(1)© protects internal records.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Manipur |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2021-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Constituent |
| Respondent | State Legislative Assembly Secretariat |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)© |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Assembly final reports and MLA constituency-fund utilisation disclosable; internal proceedings privileged under §8(1)©.
Ratio decidendi
State Legislative Assembly final reports, question hour records (once published) and MLA Local Area Development fund utilisation are public records. Internal deliberations and Committee stage discussions are protected under §8(1)© breach of privilege.
Keywords
Manipur HC, Assembly, MLA funds, §8(1)©
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