Right to

Information
 Concept of Privacy
Fundamental Right as a part of Article 19(1)(a) of the
Constitution

Statutory Right under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Article 19(1)(a) –“All citizens shall have the right to

freedom of speech & expression.”
 Objective of Right to Information
 Provides a legal framework of citizens’ democratic right
to access to information under the control of Public
Authority.
 To promote transparency & accountability in the
functioning of the Public Authorities.
 SC of India on Right to Information
Disclosure of information about government & right to
know about government directly flow from Article 19(1)(a)
of the Constitution.

RTI is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Indian

Constitution
 SC of India on Right to Information
(Case law)
Raj Narain vs. Indira Nehru Gandhi (1975)

SC held that “The people of the country have a right to

know every public act, everything that is done in a public
way, by their public functionaries.” The Right to
Information forms the part of fundamental rights under
Article 19(1)(a) as right to freedom of speech &
expression.
 Examples of Right to Information
 MKSS got copies of civil works in rural Rajasthan and
proved they were fictitious
 In Delhi, Parivartan obtained information on a major
fraud in the move of privatizing water supply