6/11/2023 0 Comments Held to inform the publicThe concept of an open government is said to be the direct emanation from the right to know which seems to be implicit in the right of speech and expression under article 19(1) (a). It has also stated that exposure to public gaze and scrutiny is one of the surest means of achieving a clean and healthy administration. They have a right to know every public Act, everything that is done in a public way, by their public functioning of the government. It is relevant to refer here that in a government of responsibility like ours, it is elementary that citizens ought to know what their government is doing. The international covenant on civil and political right 1996 says that, “everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression, the freedom to seek and impart information and ideas of all kind, regardless of frontiers” The phenomena of right to information gained momentum when Art 19 of the universal declaration of human right was adopted in 1948 ensuring, “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.” This right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Reduction in corruption in public department is due to the implementation of Right to Information Act, 2005. It has set a transparency and determines accountability in the working of public department. Right to know has increased the efficiency of decision making process. It is a facet of “right to speech and expression” as provided in art 19(1) (a). The Right to information is indisputably a fundamental right. By using this right it is possible to insure good governance and get our rights. To fulfill the requirement of right to know and right to obtain information from public authorities Right to Information Act, 2005 was enacted. For a genuine democracy it is essential that accessibility of information at all level for a common people without doing any discrimination our constitution provides us the freedom to speech and expression under article 19(1)(a). It neither bind to public authorities and nor prescribe any punishment for not providing any information to the common people. But the common people did not have any right to know about the public policies and expeditors until people have right to know under the umbrella article-21 i.e. In this type of government, people have chosen the representatives to govern the country. Democracy means government of the people, for the people and by the people. It is requisite for a democratic society that people have access to information held by public authority. India is worlds biggest democratic country. Right to Know-Constitutional ProspectiveIndia is worlds biggest democratic country.
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