This judgment disposes of two petitions concerning apprehensions that High Court Rules would dilute rights under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Court noted that subsequent amendments to the Rules addressed these apprehensions and disposed of the matters.
The Public Interest Litigation and Writ Petition disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.55 OF 2012
Nainesh Suresh Dolas … Petitioner Versus Registrar General of High Court, Mumbai & …Respondents Ors.
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.997 OF 2013
Madhav Vishwanath Vaidya … Petitioner Versus The Hon’ble the Chief Justice & Ors. …Respondents
Mr. Mahendra Agavekar with Shraddha Chavan for the Petitioners Mr. P.P. Kakade, Government Pleader, Mr. A.I. Patel, Addl. G.P with Mr. B.V. Samant, AGP for State.
Ms. Anushka Goyal i/b Mr. V.S. Kapse, for Respondent Nos.5, 8 & 9.
CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI & R. I. CHAGLA, JJ. DATED: 5TH NOVEMBER 2019 PC:-
an apprehension that the Rules framed by this Court would dilute his rights under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the same will result in denial of information to a deserving Applicant.
framed by this Court titled as Bombay High Court Right to Information (Revised) Rules, 2009 have been further amended so
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as to take care of apprehensions of this PIL Petitioners. Now, most of the apprehensions and particularly arising out of implementation of the Rules enlisted at pages 18 to 20 of the Petition would not survive.
( R. I. CHAGLA, J. )
(S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitions regarding apprehension of dilution of rights under the Right to Information Act due to High Court Rules warrant continued existence.
Whether the Rules framed by the Court have been amended to address the apprehensions raised in the petitions.
Nainesh Suresh Dolas
Registrar General of High Court, Mumbai
Madhav Vishwanath Vaidya
The Hon'ble the Chief Justice
Nishith M R Shah
R Hanumanth Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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