CBI Gets Notice On Plea Seeking To Know Status Of Case Registered In 1991
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Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the agency on the plea moved by Kulwant Singh through Advocate Arpit Bhargava seeking direction from the CBI to provide information as sought in the RTI of May 25, 2018.
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea moved by a senior citizen challenging the order passed by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in November 2020 over declining the information sought in RTI regarding the status of corruption case registered in 1991.
Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the agency on the plea moved by Kulwant Singh through Advocate Arpit Bhargava seeking direction from the CBI to provide information as sought in the RTI of May 25, 2018. The Court has listed the petition for hearing on July 21, 2022.
The Bench observed, "This matter requires further investigation since the allegation of corruption has been raised and whether the same can be provided in view of provision to Section 24 of RTI Act. Let notice be issued."
Advocate Arpit Bhargava submitted that the information sought in RTI was declined by both the investigation agency as well as CBI. He argued that according to the Act, the information related to the cases connected with the allegation of Corruption and the violation of Human Rights.