Chaturvedi had sought information about alleged corruption in purchase of disinfectant and fogging solution for the medical store of Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS.
Rejecting the argument that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is exempted from provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005, the Delhi High Court has said that the probe agency must provide.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the CBI, despite being mentioned in the Second Schedule of the RTI Act, is not completely exempt from the purview of the Act. The court stated that the proviso to Section 24 allows for information on corruption and human rights violations to be provided to applicants.
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