Dear Bunch Is there something about the term "Cross-Posting" which is not clear to you ? FYI, it means we don't want to know what is transpiring on other mailing lists.
Please don't confuse the members of this list - this is NOT great news. Among other things, it is a poorly reasoned judgement to get matters stalled in the Supreme Court. The lead case is already there with the Orissa High Court's judgement against Reliance Energy in SLP - and there are now going to be a string of these private / NGO cases getting in on the fast track for a "lifetime stay" to SC. Sarbajit --- In [email protected], raja bunch <bunch_r...@...> wrote: > > Its great news. > Bunch > > ________________________________ > From: NCPRI India <ncpri.in...@...> > 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 >
