All public interest info covered under RTI, rules Punjab and Haryana High Court

All public interest info covered under RTI, rules Punjab and Haryana High Court

In a crucial judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today made it clear that "only that information is exempted, the disclosure of which, has no relationship to any public interest" from the purview of Right to Information Act. Justice MS Sullar today delivered the judgment while dismissing an appeal filed by one DP Jangra, District Food and Supplies Controller, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. The appellant had sought quashing of an order of the Haryana State Information Commission which had allowed a petition filed by one Shamsher Singh.