SYLLABUS

RIGHT TO INFORMATION

UNIT –I
Introduction to Right to information –The evolution of the Right to
information in India – Significance in Democracy – Constitutional basis
– Supreme Court on right to information -Accountability.

UNIT –II
Right to information act 2005 –Definition – Salient features of the Right
to Information Act – Public Authorities –Obligations of Public
Authorities –Role of Public Information Officers: PIO and APIO –
Designation of Public Information Officers –Request for obtaining
information –Time limit for providing information –Payment of fees for
information -Disposal of request –Time limit for disposal of information
request.

UNIT –III
Exemption from disclosure of information –Grounds that allow for
partial disclosure of information –Third Party information –Roles and
Responsibilities of Appellate Authorities.

UNIT –IV
Central Information Commission and State Information Commission:
Terms of office and Conditions of service – Powers and Functions of
Information Commissions - Removal of Chief Information
Commissioner – Appeals and Penalties .

UNIT –V
LANDMARK CASES ON RIGHT TO INFORMATION
1. People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) V. Union Of India
2. Union Of India V. Association For Democratic Reforms
3.Union Of India And Others, V. Motion Picture Association And
Others
4. Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. And Others V. Union Of India And Others,
5. Tata Press Ltd., V. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited And Others,
6. Secretary, Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. Of India,
And Others, V.
Cricket Association Of Bengal And Others, 1995(002) SCC 0161 SC
7. Sheela Barse, V. State Of Maharashtra, 1987 (004) SCC 0373 SC
8. Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd., And Others, V.
Union Of India
And Others, 1985 (001) SCC 0641 SC
9. S.P. Gupta vs. Union of India , MANU/SC/0080/1981, AIR 1982 SC
149 ,
1981Supp(1)SCC87.
10. The State Of U. P., V. Raj Narain And Others, 1975 (004) SCC 0428
SC

STATUTORY MATERIAL

1. Advocate Act 1961

2. Contempt of Court Act 1971

BOOKS PRESCRIBED
1. K.V. Krishnaswami Iyer – Professional Conduct and Advocacy.
2. B.S. Raman- Accountancy

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

1. Dr. B. Malik – Art of Lawyer
2. N.R. Madhava Menon -- Clinical Legal Education