New Delhi, Oct 7 (Inditop.com) The Delhi High Court Wednesday constituted a three-judge bench to hear an appeal filed by the Supreme Court challenging its earlier ruling that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) act.
A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar, after constituting the three-judge bench, fixed the matter for Nov 12.
The court also asked S.C. Aggarwal, on whose RTI query the Central Information Commission gave its verdict that the CJI’s office is under the act, to file a reply to the apex court’s plea.
Counsel Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Aggarwal, said before the bench that the Supreme Court’s filing of an appeal against the Delhi High Court order is giving out a wrong impression to the people.
The high court, in its Sep 2 verdict, held that the CJI was a public authority and his office came within the purview of the transparency law.
The apex court Monday approached the high court against the judgement.
