RTI

The Right to access information held by public bodies is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution of India. Supreme Court of India accepted this Right as an inherent part of the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression and life and personal liberty. There needs to be more than the court judgments to provide transparency, openness and accountability at the grassroots level. There was a need to enact separate legislation to guarantee the Right to information to every citizen.

The Union government passed the Right to Information Act 2005 in this direction. The Act aims to bring transparency, openness and accountability to every department’s administrative process. This Act came into force on 12th October 2005.

Under the RTI Act Sec.5 (1), the Public Authority must designate State Public Information Officers in all administrative units or offices as necessary to provide information to persons requesting the information under this Act.

To comply with the above section, V M Salgaocar College of Law has designated the following authorities to provide information on request to the Indian Citizens.