RTI for citizens Right to Information: [rti_india] Re: [ncprimailinglist] NGOs getting public funds come within purview of RTI Act:

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

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> NGOs getting public funds come within purview of RTI Act:
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> Updated on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 20:52 IST
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> 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.Â
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> "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.
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> 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.
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> "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.
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