Jagran
Lakecity University, School of Law in collaboration with Suchna ka Adhikar Andolan
organized a session ‘Right to Information in light of latest Supreme Court
Judgements’. Noted RTI Activists Ms. Anjali Bhardwaj, Ms. Amrita Johri and Mr.
Ajay Dubey and Associate Professor of NLIU Bhopal Dr. Raka Arya were the
eminent speakers in the session. Resource persons focused on contemporary
issues and challenges pertaining to the right to information under the
constitutional mandate and the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005 vis-à-vis
latest Supreme Court Judgments.
Dr. Raka
Arya set the theme of the lecture series by sharing some key points relating to the right to information in the Indian political set-up. Dean Student Welfare and
Director of JLU School of Law Prof. (Dr.) Yogendra Srivastava reminded students
that how Indian Judiciary through its judgements acknowledges the right to
information as a fundamental right.
Ms.
Anjali Bhardwaj shared her extensive experience and practical dimensions of the
exercise of the right to information in the Indian governmental fabric. She
addressed inefficiencies of the RTI functionaries in the country and threw
light on the struggles faced by the citizens due to the
same.
Ms.
Amrita Johri, adding to the deliberation put forth by Ms. Bhardwaj, delved deep
into the practicalities of RTI litigation in the country. She also asserted
that the right to information is the cornerstone of any successful democracy and
denial of such right leads to gross injustice.
Concluding
the enlightening lecture series, Shri Ajay Dubey motivate young law students to
research on the contemporary issues pertaining to the right to information and take
it upon themselves to remove the wide gap that has been created between the
people and the government particularly in the domain of furnishing to the
public information relating to governance.
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