{"id":11726,"date":"2011-06-30T07:38:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T02:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=11726"},"modified":"2011-06-30T07:38:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T02:08:01","slug":"cbis-shield-against-transparency-law-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cbis-shield-against-transparency-law-challenged","title":{"rendered":"CBI&#8217;s shield against transparency law challenged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/CBI.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cbis-shield-against-transparency-law-challenged\/cbi-19\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/CBI.png?fit=205%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"205,246\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CBI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/CBI.png?fit=125%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/CBI.png?fit=205%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11727\" title=\"CBI\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/CBI.png?resize=210%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>The government\u2019s decision to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the purview of the country\u2019s transparency law was challenged in the Delhi High Court Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After admitting the public interest litigation, the court posted the hearing on it on July 6,\u2019 said petitioner Sitab Ali Chaudhary.<\/p>\n<p>He challenged the June 9 government notification exempting the CBI, the NIA and the National Intelligence Grid (Natgrid), a proposed centralised data system for quick access to information on terror suspects, from the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hiding information sought under the RTI Act is unconstitutional,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The petition has been filed for the benefit of citizens incapable of accessing the court themselves,\u2019 said the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government\u2019s decision to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the purview of the country\u2019s transparency law was challenged in the Delhi High Court Wednesday. \u2018After admitting the public interest litigation, the court posted the hearing on it on July 6,\u2019 said petitioner Sitab Ali Chaudhary. 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