CJI

i think its a good judgment and has shown a new face of Indian Judiciary.

three personalities are of paramount importance in the functioning of our govt. viz. the Prime Minister, the President and the Chief Justice of India. there are various privileged information with the office of the Prime Minister and the President. there arises circumstances when the CJI acts as  the President so how the RTI Act can apply to the office of the CJI?

 Except for prohibition under section 8 of the RTI Act, there is no information that cannot be divulged. If it can be divulged to Parliament, it can be supplied to the applicants. It is altogether a different matter that after the enactment of RTI Act, government now finds itself on a sticky wicket when skeletons are rolling out of its cupboard.

QUESTIONS TO  JUDGE TAPAN MAITI :

what does  "privileged information" mean.  Concealing or hiding information from its own citizens ? AND that too in a "democratic" country.

"privileged information" and "classified information"  does not have the same meaning.

What is "public document" and what is "public money" and who is a "public servant".

Is the CJI or the President or the PM, functioning without accepting Salary, that comes from "public money"

IS THE IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY IMPORTANT  "or"  THE IMAGE OF CJI, PRESDIENT & PM.
(country remains the same permanently for its citizens),  BUT the image & post & office of CJI, PRESIDENT & PM, may be dismissed, dissolved or totally removed and cannot be permanent.

Does India's  Economy & Business or Culture among other things,  dependent on the Image or Privileges of CJI, Presdient or the PM (which can be dismissed).

Why work in secrecy, with its own citizens.  What is there to hide and Why ?

Does the RTI Act exempt, the  "Presidents office" and the "Prime Ministers" office from divulging information to its own citizens.

Did the Parliament think-tank, when enacting the RTI Act, did not take into consideration the information that is available with the "CJI", the "President" and the "Prime Minister"  offices.

RTI is implemented in over 30 countries. AND are these countries exempting the "President and the PM and the CJI" offices.

IF office of CJI, PRESIDENT or PM, is exempted under RTI, then very soon CM's and other bodes may too want exemptions.  WHY SET A PRECEDENT.

Please answer with appropriate justifications and reasonings. Please do not say "yes" or "no".  Please justify your "yes" and no's"

Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal