<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court has said that information or certified copies of orders held by a High Court can be given to a third party only as per rules framed by the high court and the person cannot invoke the Right to Information Act to get details.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' A bench of Justices R Banumathi, A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy today said, the rule requiring a person to file an application/affidavit stating the reasons for seeking the information is not inconsistent with the provisions of the RTI Act.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;<br />'' The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by the Chief Information Commissioner against a Gujarat High Court order which had held that the high court rules governing the issuance of a certified copy of the documents would prevail over the Right to Information Act provisions.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;<br />'' As per Rule 151 of the Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993, any application seeking certified copies of orders should be accompanied by an affidavit stating the grounds for which the certified copies are required.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | March 5, 2020 9:12 PM
Information held by HC can be given to third party as per rules; RTI cannot be invoked