Madras High Court rectifies its order : "No need to give any reason for requesting the information" asserts High Court in rectified order
The Madras High Court has on 23-09-2014 (Tuesday) rectified a portion its own order dated 18-09-14 in which it had said that the person who seeks information under Right to Information (R.T.I.) should state the reason for doing so.
"An applicant making a request for information shall not be required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him," the bench, comprising Justices N Paul Vasanthakumar and K Ravichandrababu, said on Tuesday while hearing a sue motto review application.
The bench noticed it had made an error in its order dated 18-09-14 and rectified it on Tuesday saying Section 6(2) of the RTI Act, 2005, does not say that the person seeking information has to submit details.
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