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Denial of RTI to non-citizens would be against Indian Constitution: Delhi HC
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New Delhi, March 14 : The Delhi High Court has held that both Indian citizens and non-citizens have access to the Right to Information (RTI), and to restrict that to non-citizens would be against both the RTI Act and the Indian Constitution.
AS Rawat, a Public Information Officer (PIO) employed by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), was presenting a case in court contesting the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order slapping fine of Rs 2,500 on him. Section 3 of the RTI Act, which states that "all citizens have the right to information," must be seen as a positive affirmation of the right in favour of citizens rather than as a restriction on non-citizens, a single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh said.
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