RTI Act: HC set aside CIC order declaring Every Minister a Public Authority

Union Of India And Anr Vs. Central Information Commission And Anr (Delhi High Court) 1. The petitioner (Union of India) has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning an order dated 12.03.2016 (hereafter ‘the impugned order‘) passed by the Central Information Commission (hereafter ‘CIC‘). By the impugned order, the CIC has declared “the Ministers in the Union Government and all State Governments as ‘public authorities’ under Section 2(h) of Right to Information Act, 2005”. 2. The CIC has further issued directions to Central and State Governments to provid...