The enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is a historic event in the annals of democracy in India. Information is power and now a citizen has a right to access information “held by or under the control of” the public authorities. Concurrently, it is the duty of all public authorities to provide information sought by citizens. A sea changed can be achieved towards transparency and accountability in the governance by implementing the Act in letter and spirit.
India being a welfare State, it is the duty of the Government to protect and enhance the welfare of the people. It is obvious from the Constitution of India that we have adopted a democratic form of...