Supreme Court of India
Chief Information Commissioner vs High Court Of Gujarat on 4 March, 2020
Author: R. Banumathi
Bench: R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S).1966-1967 OF 2020
(Arising out of SLP(C) No.5840 of 2015)
CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ..Appellant
VERSUS
HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND
ANOTHER ..Respondents. 43 i) The information to be accessed/certified copies on the judicial side to be obtained
through the mechanism provided under the High Court Rules, the provisions of the
RTI Act shall not be resorted to. procedure as the practice or payment of fees, etc. for obtaining information. In the
absence of inherent inconsistency between the provisions of the RTI Act and other
law, overriding effect of RTI Act would not apply.
(ii) The information to be accessed/certified copies on the judicial side to be obtained
through the mechanism provided under the High Court Rules, the provisions of the
RTI Act shall not be resorted to.
44. In the light of aforesaid reasonings, the impugned order dated 13.03.2014 passed by the High
Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in Letters Patent Appeal No.1348 of 2013 is confirmed and these
appeals are dismissed. We place on record the valuable assistance rendered by Mr. Atmaram N.S.
Nadkarni as amicus.
...J.
[R. BANUMATHI] ...J.
[A.S. BOPANNA] ...J.
[HRISHIKESH ROY] New Delhi;