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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002 : A CRITIQUE
by Anil Kumar Choudhary
Background
The movement towards right to information being considered as a formal right gained impetus in the early 1990’s. The efforts of Mazdoor Kisaan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS) are monumental in these regards. It emerged as a powerful force in checking corruption by demanding muster rolls, bills and other official documents of public expenditure.
The right to information as a civil and political right has a strong legal background in our country. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which India is a signatory states that every person has the right to “seek and receive information†and even International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights provides right to information to every citizen.
Article 19 (1) (a) of the Indian Constitution guarantees that “all citizens have right to freedom of speech and _expressionâ€...
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002 : A CRITIQUE
by Anil Kumar Choudhary
Background
The movement towards right to information being considered as a formal right gained impetus in the early 1990’s. The efforts of Mazdoor Kisaan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS) are monumental in these regards. It emerged as a powerful force in checking corruption by demanding muster rolls, bills and other official documents of public expenditure.
The right to information as a civil and political right has a strong legal background in our country. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which India is a signatory states that every person has the right to “seek and receive information†and even International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights provides right to information to every citizen.
Article 19 (1) (a) of the Indian Constitution guarantees that “all citizens have right to freedom of speech and _expressionâ€...
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