Logic behind verdict not under RTI: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The rationale behind passing judgements or orders by courts cannot be disclosed to litigants under the Right to Information Act, Supreme Court has said. An appellate authority of the SC, constituted under the RTI Act, dismissed the plea of an RTI activist who had sought information on the rationale for passing orders on review petitions without holding a hearing and without giving any reasons.

“It will be of essence to state that the CPIO is not the authority or the person from whom information can be sought on the rationale behind the delivery of judgements by the court as has been attempted to be done by the appellant in this case,” the order stated. It dismissed an appeal filed by Ravinder Raj, an advocate, who approached the appellate authority after the information officer of the SC refused to furnish information on the issue.