2009 (1) TMI 545

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... for information which may not be pertaining to him or his area of residence or work place etc. nor does it serve any public interest – Held that:- Complainant is not required under the RTI Act to prove public interest at the time of seeking information. The aim of the RTI Act is to usher in transparency and accountability in the governance - Voluntary disclosures of more and more information by t .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... r (South Zone) and E.E. Division XXIV, South Zone to provide the information to the complainant. The appellate authority further recorded in his order that on being asked the public purpose that such information would serve, no proper reply could be elicited from the applicant. It was also informed that Mr. Ashok Kumar is in the habit of asking for information which may not be pertaining to him .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... nt should be voluntarily disclosed suo motu by the Public authority under the requirements of Section 4 of the RTI act. The Public authority must disclose this information under Section 4 of the Act. Voluntary disclosures of more and more information by the public authorities is a statutory requirement under the Act, and would indeed go a long way in ushering transparency and accountability in the .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X