GUWAHATI: The Chief Justice of India is public office under the Right to Information Act, said the Supreme Court on November 13.
The verdict was pronounced by a five-judge bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Reading out the judgment, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said judicial independence and accountability go hand in hand.
It is to be mentioned that the Apex court had reserved its verdict in the case in April after it heard a plea filed by the Supreme Court secretary general challenging a landmark 2010 Delhi High Court order bringing the CJI’s office within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The Supreme Court added that some protection should also be given to the judges as right to privacy, confidentiality clauses come under the Act.
