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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES
Mid Semester Examination, October 2020
Open Book – Through Blackboard Learning Management System

Course: Right to Information Course Code: LLBL503

Programme: BA LL.B (Hons.) Energy Law/ Semester: IXth
Constitutional Law/ Criminal Law

Time: 02 hrs. Max. Marks: 50

Instructions:
As this examination is in open-book format, the students are expected to demonstrate a very high degree of Academic Integrity
and not copy contents from resources referred. Instructors would look for understanding of the concept by the students and any
similarity found from resources online/ offline shall be penalized in terms of deduction of marks and even cancellation of paper
in requisite cases. The online examination committee of the School would also look for similarity of two answer scripts and if
answer scripts of two or more students are found similar, both the answer scripts shall be treated as copied and lead to
cancellation of the paper. In view of the aforesaid points, the students are warned that they should desist from using any unfair means.

Instructions:

S. No. Marks CO
1 Discuss the definition and scope of RTI Act, 2005 along with defining ‘Public
10 1
Authority’ under Right to Information Act, 2005?
Ans.

2 Discuss the basic principles under Johannesburg Principles relating to rights of

10 1
accused and independence of judiciary?
Ans.
3 The Supreme Court of India had been instrumental in developing ‘Right to
Information’ as basic right in a participatory governance. Discuss in the light of 10 3
landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court.
Ans.
4 Discuss the role of MKSS in creating awareness on Right to Information and their
10 2
contribution in creation of Right to Information Act, 2005.
Ans.
5 ‘Right to Information is indispensable in a Democratic form of Governance’. Discuss
10 2
the statement to elaborate the role of Right to Information in Indian Democracy.
Ans.

I, ……………………………………………., understand that submitting work that

isn’t my own may result in failure in this paper and I may also be subject to
Disciplinary Proceedings as per the Academic Integrity policy of the
University.