Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today expressed anguish over a spate of RTI applications seeking various information about him and other judges.
The CJI's displeasure came during the hearing by a Constitution bench headed by him on the issue of laying down guidelines for media on covering court proceedings. He said, in RTI matter,he has given all disclosures except in certain areas but still questions are coming and mentioned some of them, including invitations for lunch and his association with eminent jurist Nani Palkhivala.
The Chief Justice said, different types of information are being sought. He said, this institution of judiciary is to be saved also and not only the press.
Justice Kapadia observed that there should be some limit to all these. He said RTI law is good but there should be a limit as information was being sought about receiving invitations, attending lunches and the like.