SIT is a Public Authority U/s. 2(h) of RTI Act, 2005: CIC

Mr. Venkatesh Nayak Vs CPIO & DCIT (OSD) (Central Information Commission) When a Public Authority is largely funded by the Government and performs the duty of bringing back unaccounted money unlawfully kept in bank accounts abroad, it was essentially performing a Public Duty and thus every citizen has every right to know about certain information within the framework of the RTI Act, 2005. Even though the definition of Public Authority u/s 2 (h) of the RTI Act, 2005 does not prescribe “performance of Public Duty” as one of the criteria, the High Court of Orissa in the matter of W.P.(C) ...