D. A. V. College Trust and Management Society vs Director of Public Instructions

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2019 Supreme(SC) 1034

DEEPAK GUPTA, ANIRUDDHA BOSE
D. A. V. College Trust and Management Society – Appellant
Versus
Director of Public Instructions – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. S.S. Ray, Adv. Mr. Shree Pal Singh, AOR Ms. Rakhi Ray, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Gulia, Adv. Mr. Santhosh Krishnan, Adv. Mr. Sonam Anand, Adv. Mr. Hari Kumar G., Adv. Mr. A.V. Balan, Adv. Mr. Santhosh Krishnan, Adv. Mr. Mathai M. Paikaday, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ramesh K., Adv. Mr. Sunil Roy, Adv. Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, AOR Mr. T. G. Narayanan Nair, AOR Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Sangram S. Saron, Adv. Mr. Jatinder Kumar Bhatia, AOR Ms. Liz Mathew, AOR Mr. Ramesh Babu M. R., AOR Mr. Sudhir Naagar, AOR Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, AOR Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR Mr. Nayarilara Roy, Adv. Mr. Abdulla Naseeh, Adv. Mr. Swati Setia, Adv. Mr. Chandy Oommen, Adv. Mr. James P. Thomas, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

1. Whether non-governmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is the issue for consideration in this case.

2. The Right to Information Act (for short ‘the Act’) was enacted by Parliament in the year 2005, for the purpose of setting out a practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information. The relevant portion of the Objects and Reasons of the Act reads as follows:

“.......AND WHEREAS democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.
AND WHEREAS revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information.
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to h

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2019 Supreme(SC) 1034

DEEPAK GUPTA, ANIRUDDHA BOSED. A. V. College Trust and Management Society – AppellantVersusDirector of Public Instructions – Respondent

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DEEPAK GUPTA, ANIRUDDHA BOSE
D. A. V. College Trust and Management Society – Appellant
Versus
Director of Public Instructions – Respondent