CIC: Lawyers can't use RTI for cases they are handling
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The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled that advocates cannot use the RTI Act to obtain case details for clients, citing a Madras High Court judgment. The CIC emphasized that such usage defeats the RTI Act's core objectives and could be exploited to prCIC: Lawyers can't use RTI for cases they are handling
The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled that advocates cannot use the RTI Act to obtain case details for clients, citing a Madras High Court judgment. The CIC emphasized that such usage defeats the RTI Act's core objectives and could be exploited to promote legal practice, not for genuine citizen information access. Read more
