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Thu, 08/11/2011 - 21:51
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Citizens have right to invoke RTI Act for fighting graft: SC

New Delhi, Aug 11(PTI) The Supreme Court of India has
said citizens have a right to invoke the Right To Information
Act to fight corruption and bring in transparency and
accountability in the administration.
"The right to information is a cherished right.
Information and right to information are intended to be
formidable tools in the hands of responsible citizens to fight
corruption and to bring in transparency and accountability.
"The provisions of RTI Act should be enforced strictly
and all efforts should be made to bring to light the necessary
information under clause(b)of section 4(1) of the Act which
relates to securing transparency and accountability in the
working of public authorities and in discouraging corruption,"
the apex court said.
A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik made
the remarks while dismissing the Central Board of Secondary
Education's (CBSE) plea that students have no right to examine
their evaluated answer scripts.
The apex court however, said that the Act should not be
misused for extracting impractical information in an
indiscriminate manner.

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