New Delhi: Making a U-turn, Law Minister M
Veerappa Moily today said there was no proposal to amend the
RTI Act, a week after suggesting that changes would be made in it.
"When there is no such proposal, how can we contemplate
on it," he responded when asked by reporters to provide
details on the amendment in RTI Act which the government was contemplating.
On Sunday, he had said, "there is some proposal being
contemplated. It is in comparison to other judiciaries in the
world. But it has nothing to do with the Delhi High Court
judgement. It is independent of it."
His statement had come in the backdrop of the Supreme
Court favouring insulation from disclosure of information
pertaining to appointment of judges and decisions of the
collegium.
Moily had also said the matter would be looked into by
the Department of Personnel and Training which deals with the
implementation of the Act.
In a landmark verdict against the Supreme Court, the
Delhi High Court on January 12 held that the office of the
Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the Right to
Information (RTI) Act, saying judicial independence is not a
judge's privilege but a responsibility cast upon him.
-PTI
First Published: Monday, February 08, 2010, 22:16