Elected representatives including MPs, MLAs and local bodies members are not covered under the Right to Information Act in 'individual' capacity, Central Information Commission has ruled.
The Commission, however, has clarified that information regarding their activities can be accessed from bodies to which they are part of like Parliament, state legislative assembly or local bodies.
A division bench of the Commission comprising Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and Shailesh Gandhi said, "we must conclude that individuals whether MPs, MLAs, Councillors or members of Panchayats cannot in themselves be deemed public authorities. Nevertheless, the organisations and Committees in which they fulfil their obligations under the Constitution are indeed organizations defined as public authorities,
The applicants had asked for information regarding work done by different elected representatives including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi but did not any details from them.done by different elected representatives including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi but did not any details from them.
"Such information on activities as are performed by these named representatives as members of such organizations is, therefore, to be deemed accessible to the citizenry...
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By: Varind | 13-Dec-2009 : The petitioner asking information about work done by Rahul and Sonia GANDHI with public funds, should know it that both have done numerous tasks specifically naming every scheme, road, stadium, university, bridge, causway etc., after the name of Rajiv Gandhi. The naming of every thing after Rajiv Gandhi is not a small task in such a big country.
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