NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked all High Courts to establish online RTI portals as already done by it.
๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐: ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala also asked registrar generals of High Courts to seek directions from their respective Chief Justices for establishment of such portals for district judiciary.
"We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate supply of adequate information. Information to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). Same directions to be sought from Chief Justice for the district judiciary," the Court directed.
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐: ๐ฆ๐
During the hearing on Monday, the top court noted that 18 States had filed their replies. Further, the Court also noted that only very few High Court have online RTI portals.
"After a lapse of 17 years, some High Courts still await to operationalize the websites for this pupose. Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa High Courts have established website for RTI. Karnataka uses the State govt portal," the Court said in its order.
It, therefore, directed all other High Courts to follow suit and establish their RTI portals.
