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________________________________ From: NCPRI India <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 21 April, 2010 10:44:32 AM Subject: [ncprimailinglist] NGOs getting public funds come within purview of RTI Act: http://www.zeenews. com/news620686. html NGOs getting public funds come within purview of RTI Act: Delhi HC Updated on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 20:52 IST New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that non-governmental organisations which get government funds come within the purview of RTI Act making it mandatory for them to disclose information pertaining to their functioning. "The term public authority has been given a broad and wide meaning not only to include bodies which are owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indirectly by the government but even non-government organisations, which are substantially financed directly or indirectly by the government," Justice Sanjeev Khanna said while declaring the stock exchanges as public authorities. The court said it is not necessary that the government should have pervasive and deep control over an organisation to bring it under the purview of the transparency act. "Even private organisations, which are enjoying benefit of substantial funding directly or indirectly from the governments, fall within the definition of public authorities under the Act," the court said. -- National Campaign for People's Right to Information Email: ncpri.india@ gmail.com www.righttoinformat ion.info
