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BIREN VAISHNAV
SWATI RAJIV GOSWAMI – Appellant
Versus
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, AHMEDABAD – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BIREN VAISHNAV, J.
1. The petitioner by way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeks publication of Rules framed by the respondents under Section 33 of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as “the Police Act”). The petitioner further seeks publication and online access to all the Rules, Regulations, Instructions, Manuals and Records held by the respondent No. 1 or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions. It is the case of the petitioner that failure to publish such rules amounts to illegality of the executive action violation of democracy rule of law and natural justice and infringement of rights of the petitioner of free speech and expression and assembly enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution and Right to Life enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
2. Facts in brief are as under:
Internal file notings and deliberative records concerning disciplinary proceedings constitute personal information exempt from disclosure under privacy provisions. Absent a demonstrable, superior pub....
The Right to Information Act, 2005 is not restricted to citizens alone and that non-citizens can also seek information under the Act.
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