OFFICE OF CJI NOW COMES UNDER THE RTI ACT: IS IT JUSTIFIED?

INTRODUCTION After almost a 12-year protracted battle for accountability and transparency in the judiciary, the Supreme court on 13 November 2019, in a landmark judgment titled Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Supreme Court Of India vs. Subhash Chandra Agarwal[1] held that the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a ‘public authority’, that falls within the […]