While the RTI Act enhances transparency and accountability, which are fundamental principles of democracy, and can be seen as a social and political right, its enforcement and basis are rooted in statutory law, making it a legal right. - Additional Information The right to information is considered a fundamental right in many democratic countries, stemming from the freedom of speech and expression. In India, while the Supreme Court has interpreted RTI as a fundamental right flowing from Article 19(1)(a), the RTI Act of 2005 provides the specific legal mechanism for its exercise.
Right to Information is a
Asked in Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) 2012 · Topic: Fundamental Rights (Landmark Supreme Court Judgments related to Fundamental Rights)
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