CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India (SC) ruled that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) would come under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), as CJI is a public authority under the RTI Act.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court of India, High Courts, the President, and Prime Minister’s Offices also come under the ambit of RTI Act, Dr.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Right To Information (RTI) Act is not applicable to discussions of the collegium, the Supreme Court said in a ruling on Friday, adding that only a resolution drawn and signed by all the judges in the collegium can be said to be the final decision, open for public to know.

Detailed explanation-4: -To support this, the Supreme Court of India ruled in the State of UP v. Raj Narain can be used. It was held in this case that the Right to Information is suggested, though not directly expressed in the right to freedom of speech and expression which is contained in Article 19 of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Supreme Court on Thursday launched an online portal that will help citizens file and access applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in matters related to the court. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that the portal would be ready to use shortly.