INFORMATION ON MEDICAL EXPENSES OF JUDGES IS EXEMPT UNDER RTI
M K Gupta
The CPIO, Supreme Court has informed that the information on the amount spent on the treatment of Judges cannot be disclosed as it has no relationship to any public activity and /or would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless it is proved that larger public interest justify such information. Interestingly, the Delhi High Court in a decision dated 11th October this year said that the information about the utilization of (govt) funds cannot be said to be personal.
Shri Gopal Prasad, a resident of
While there may be two opinions on the disclosure of the name of the disease to any public servant but there can be hardly two opinions on the disclosure of the amount claimed or spent out of the tax-payers money. Without attributing to any thing against any body, in general, unconfirmed reports or apprehensions about the fake claims can only be confirmed after the disclosure of amount paid is made. Tomorrow, apart from judges, other public servants will also take such a plea to conceal the expenses on their treatment. Ironically, decision of the CPIO's of the
(with partial inputs from Apna Panna)
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