Gujarat Assembly opposes plea for live telecast of its proceedings
The Hindu
It said that it is the Assembly’s discretion to determine what information it deems fit to be published.
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly has opposed a PIL seeking live telecast of its proceedings and sharing of other documents online, saying it is its discretion to determine what information it deems fit to be published. During a hearing on Tuesday in the Gujarat High Court, the Assembly secretariat told a division bench of Justices R.M. Chhaya and Nirzar S. Desai that there is no legal duty on its part to comply with obligations under the RTI Act to disclose and regularly update its proceedings and other documents, as sought in a PIL filed by one Neeta Hardikar. The PIL has sought the court’s direction to the Assembly secretariat to disclose and regularly update in Gujarati and English, on its home website, information on live and old telecast and transcripts of its proceedings.More Related News

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