No ‘Public Interest’ Involved In Disclosure Of PM’s Degree Details; Arvind Kejriwal Made Mockery Of RTI Act’s Intent: Gujarat High Court
Case: Gujarat University Vs. M Sridhar Acharyulu (Madabhushi Sridhar) & 3 Other(S)
Coram: Justice Biren Vaishnav
Case No.: R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9476 of 2016
Court Observation: In the opinion of this court, once the Commission came to the finding that the information sought for was neither relatable to accountability and transparency in public functions discharged by Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi nor there was any larger public interest in disclosure of the said information, as in, the disclosure sought for was merely something which was of ‘interest to the public’ and a matter of political curiosity and not something which was in the public interest, then the Commission ought to have strictly applied the exemptions contemplated under section 8(e) and (j) and ought to have refused disclosure of the said information
Treating the present case an exception completely justifies the submission of the petitioner that extraneous considerations have gone into the decision making process of the Commission
Insistence of Arvind Kejriwal to get the educational degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi through RTI route, when the same is already available in the public domain, creates doubt on Kejriwal’s bonafide and motive…he, doubtlessly used an appeal against him to kick start and trigger a controversy not falling within the purview of the RTI Act for the objects and purpose this court need not go into. Such requests cannot be made so casually making a mockery of the very intent and purpose of the RTI Act
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