In the RTI dilution row, activists and journalists have approached the Supreme Court of India against the Modi government’s privacy law, arguing it enables the withholding of crucial public information and undermines core constitutional principles of the nation.
Today, On 16th February, The Supreme Court of India refused to stay the RTI Act amendment made through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging its constitutional validity.
The Orissa High Court held that the Odisha Information Commission acted unjustifiably by restricting a litigant to only 12 RTI applications per year. It ruled that the Commission cannot limit the number of RTIs a citizen can file in a year.
