Appellate Tribunal records — SC
Quick Reply: Statutory appellate tribunals [NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT] are §2[h] public authorities; pending-case files not disclosable.
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Tribunals (NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT) = §2(h); pending-case files use certified-copy procedure, not RTI.
Case details
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2022-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Litigant / researcher |
| Respondent | Appellate Tribunal |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h), §8(1)(e) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
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Outcome
Statutory appellate tribunals (NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT) are §2(h) public authorities; pending-case files not disclosable.
Ratio decidendi
Statutory appellate tribunals — NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT — are public authorities under §2(h). Administrative records, annual reports, and final orders are disclosable. Pending-case files are accessible through the Tribunal's certified-copies procedure (tribunal rules), not RTI — consistent with §8(1)(b) court-order analog.
Keywords
NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT, §2(h)
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