The Supreme Court docket of India has denied an software filed underneath the Proper to Info (RTI) Act, 2005, that sought entry to the inner investigation report regarding the discovery of a considerable amount of money on the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma.

The RTI software, submitted by Amritpal Singh Khalsa, requested a replica of the report ready by the inner inquiry committee and the letter written by the Chief Justice of India to the President and Prime Minister forwarding the stated report. The appliance was dismissed by the Supreme Court docket’s Central Public Info Officer (CPIO) on Might 9.

Citing the authorized rules established within the Supreme Court docket of India vs. Subhash Chandra Agrawal case, the CPIO said that the requested info couldn’t be disclosed.

The RTI Cell additionally invoked related sections 8(1)(e) and 11(1) of the RTI Act to justify the denial. Part 8(1)(e) prohibits disclosure of knowledge held in a fiduciary capability except it serves a bigger public curiosity. Part 11 exempts info relating to 3rd events from disclosure.

Inputs by Sanjay Sharma