Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
RTI Act Section 6(5) | SPIOs Must Obtain & Provide Information Even If Not Record Custodian; Unilateral Corrigenda Void : Calcutta HC
Public Information Officers cannot evade their duty under the RTI Act by claiming they are not custodians of records-they must actively seek and furnish information. The Calcutta High Court has ruled that attempting to terminate proceedings via unilateral corrigenda violates natural justice and undermines the fundamental right to information under Article 19(1)(a), setting a binding precedent for all SPIOs across India.