Chief Justice’s office also comes under RTI: Supreme Court

Wednesday,13 November 2019 10:41 AM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court ruled that Chief Justice's office is governed by the transparency law, the Right to Information (RTI) Act, adding that by holding back information, judicial independence can not be achieved. ' Judicial independence and transparency go hand in hand ... Transparency strengthens independence, ' said Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice, who heads the bench of five judges.