{"id":237532,"date":"2025-05-12T06:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/clouds-over-the-sunshine-legislation-analysing-the-rti-act-of-2005\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T06:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:17:36","slug":"clouds-over-the-sunshine-legislation-analysing-the-rti-act-of-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=237532","title":{"rendered":"Clouds Over The Sunshine Legislation &#8211; Analysing The RTI Act of 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-e38664bc-7fff-10df-e023-ac7657b806a4\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: center\"><span style=\"background-color: white;color: #222222;font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial\">By Aditi Pattanik, Symbiosis Law School, Noida.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKzkSGOpTmTQjqBJAX51k0fikxuRWHSrH_4oDXui9uqjEGQSt8XFqIpOUwNnCTW3LSwSffwr-tqHF9Pzeb0dqAUGcjosdnarRahgv_qElrRE0d-FGbwQXLOzTfoTDf_T8NJLzuRadZUOQK0c9u8TYe-uT-h97Z4Dfz-bMVBir6-uR0kb3e1VkgCIqrng\/s1280\/RTI-image.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKzkSGOpTmTQjqBJAX51k0fikxuRWHSrH_4oDXui9uqjEGQSt8XFqIpOUwNnCTW3LSwSffwr-tqHF9Pzeb0dqAUGcjosdnarRahgv_qElrRE0d-FGbwQXLOzTfoTDf_T8NJLzuRadZUOQK0c9u8TYe-uT-h97Z4Dfz-bMVBir6-uR0kb3e1VkgCIqrng\/s320\/RTI-image.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">\u201cThe purpose of the information is not knowledge,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">It is being able to take the right action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">\u2013 Peter F. Drucker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">India is a living example of a democratic form of government. The foundation of a healthy democracy lies in the well-informed citizens of the country. The Right to Information is the natural Right that flows from the very concept of democracy. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year 1948 to provide everyone with the Right to receive information, and the Right to information gained power. In the case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cic.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Disclosure%20vs.%20Non%20Disclosure%20of%20Information%20Under%20RTI%20Act%2C%202005%20by%20Nikhil%20Goel.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Mr. Kulwal v\/s Jaipur municipal corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">, wherein it was stated that under article 19 (freedom of free speech &amp; expression), the Right to information is implied. The act provided the Right to access government-held information &amp; the system ought to be transparent as well as accountable. Even there was even a partnership<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanrightsinitiative.org\/publications\/nl\/newsletter_summer_2007\/article12.htm#:~:text=From%2012%20October%202005%2C%20the%20Right%20to%20Information,set%20up%20for%20ensuring%20transparent%20and%20accountable%20government.\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> between the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) &amp; Poorest Area Civil Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">that conducted a series of training and capacity-building programs in the year 2007 in order to strengthen the implementation of the RTI act.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">The Grey Area In The Administration And Judiciary Sector<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">The Right to information is part of freedom of speech and expression as guaranteed under <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legislative.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Savidhan.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">article 19 (1) (a)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">of the constitution of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">There are certain lags that need to be covered for effective administration and delivery of justice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">In the Judicial field, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">there is a backlog of 2nd appeals, lengthy times are taken for hearing purposes,<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> there is hesitancy in imposing penalties, and there is increasing opacity in the functioning of the commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">Also, in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">sphere of administration, the seats of officials are unfilled with vacancies, there is a poor choice in appointment of commissioners<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">, and the staff is not well trained. Even Public Information Officers (PIO) lack cooperation, experience, and professionalism. But in the end, the sufferers are the applicants. Some offices work without the chief of the commission. As of 30th June 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/efficacy-of-rti-act-is-threatened-by-opacity-opposition-from-bureaucracy-and-lawmakers-8066570\/\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">2.56 lakhs appeals are pending in 26 information commissions in the country.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">The Apex court, in the case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indiankanoon.org\/doc\/1336921\/\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">DDA vs Skipper Construction (P) Ltd (1996) 4 SCC 622<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">, held that the high courts must resist their temptation to exercise the writ jurisdiction to correct the errors made by the State information commissioner or central information commissioner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">The Overuse Of The RTI Act, 2005<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">RTI Act, 2005 was enacted with the view that there could be transparency in the functioning of the government and shall curb corruption in the country. At the same time, the purpose behind acquiring information is not just to dispense justice but also to use the information to own merit. There is no provision for knowing the reason behind the information being asked to RTI officials.<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sic.kerala.gov.in\/images\/annualreport10_11.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">This in turn infringes the Right to privacy of officials. Frivolous information which is not a matter of public interest is being asked<\/span><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> Even in litigation suits, people misuse the law for their interest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">In the case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casemine.com\/judgement\/in\/5811a4c8e691cb26fc4d9a0a\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Phaeirembham Sudesh Singh v. The state of Manipur &amp; Ors 2016 SCC 13<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> the high court cleared that the citizens have the Right to seek information from the central or state government as a matter of their Right. The objective behind it was to bring accountability &amp; transparency to public institutions. To keep a check on the growth of corruption, the Right was vested to citizens of India.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">In order to ensure that there are no obstacles in working of the government machinery dealing with sensitive issues the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rti.gov.in\/RTI%20Act,%202005%20(Amended)-English%20Version.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Section 24(4) of the act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> gives power to the state government to exempt intelligence &amp; security organisations from the ambit of the provisions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sic.kerala.gov.in\/images\/annualreport10_11.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">11th annual report of the State Information Commissioner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> was the first report that admitted the possible \u2018misuse\u2019 of the RTI act. This was possible after a single person filed multiple appeals at various tribunals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">The case of<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cic.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Reports\/Eng-AR2020-21.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">A.B Avadhanulu v South Central Railway, Vijayawada &amp; Secundrabad CIC Digest (Vol. II) 1603 (420<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> is of harassing the officials because of their adverse action taken by the department against him and the appellant was seeking to put the public authority under pressure. When the hearing was going on the commission made it clear to the appellant that the RTI act cannot be used as a tool of vendetta against a person in a department where he is working. The commission in this case felt the need to include some provisions for punitive actions against the appellants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Violation Of Fundamental Rights Of Indian citizens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">According to a 2021 report by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/snsindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Report-Card-2021-Key-findings-Final.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Sarthak Nagrik Sangathan (SNS)<\/span><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">\u201cVarious Information commissioners are releasing damning indictments stating that they are acting as a major bottleneck in effective implementation in RTI law\u201d:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2022\/jun\/03\/rti-activist-shot-dead-near-government-office-in-madhya-pradeshs-vidisha-2461105.html\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">June 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> a contractor was murdered in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh for asking many questions concerning the public work department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/organisations\/commonwealth-human-rights-initiative-chri\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">in India, around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/efficacy-of-rti-act-is-threatened-by-opacity-opposition-from-bureaucracy-and-lawmakers-8066570\/\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">99 RTI activists lost their lives, 180 faced assault, and 187 were threatened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> since the enactment of the act. Even ensuring everyone\u2019s Right &amp; life is protected is recognized by the United Nations. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legislative.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/COI_English.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Article 19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/about-us\/universal-declaration-of-human-rights\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> provides everyone with the Right to freedom of speech &amp; expression. Also, the Right includes the freedom to hold opinions without any interference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Suggestions &amp; Way Forward&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">Many times, the PIOs from junior ranks attend the hearings and are often clueless due to a lack of experience. In this scenario, there should be intervention by the higher officials in the matter where the juniors find it difficult to deal with a certain type of case. Another concern is when few public commissioners act with political bias. To balance this, a code of conduct should be there so the officials can act without any influence.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-top: 0pt;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">Presently, the key stakeholders seem to lose their enthusiasm for maintaining the RTI regime. So, players like the public media, civil society, media, courts of justice, and commissioners should try to maintain and even flourish the RTI regime in India. The \u2018Right to Information Act,2005\u2019 is regarded to be the sunshine legislation that was enacted with huge pomp. It is that bold legislation that needs to be secured. This can be done by raising awareness among the common mass, for example, by organising training sessions by and for government officials. Also, it should be kept in mind that for the effective administration of the RTI regime in India, a strong political system is a must. There ought to be a balance between the freedom of the press under <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legislative.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/COI_English.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">Article 19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\"> of the Indian constitution<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a;font-family: Arial;font-size: 12pt;vertical-align: baseline\">and keeping a check that the privacy of the officials is not served in the hands of the public.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"more\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;color: #2c3e50;, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;line-height: 1.92;margin: 0pt 0px;padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-size: 12pt;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><i style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-family: arial;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\">Views expressed are the author\u2019s own,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;color: #2c3e50;, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;line-height: 1.92;margin: 0pt 0px 11pt;padding: 0px;text-align: center;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-size: 12pt;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><i style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-family: arial;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\">Law Daily neither endorses nor is responsible for them.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-size: 12pt;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><i style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"background-attachment: initial;background-image: initial;background-position: 0px 0px;background-repeat: initial;background-size: initial;border: 0px;font-family: arial;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Aditi Pattanik, Symbiosis Law School, Noida.&nbsp; \u201cThe purpose of the information is not knowledge, It is being able to take the right action.\u201d \u2013 Peter F. 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