State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/State_of_Uttar_Pradesh_v._Raj_Narain
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 1975 (4) SCC 428
AIR 1975 SC 865
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 24 June 1975
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain
gptkbp:impact Laid foundation for Right to Information Act, 2005
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Justice_A.N._Ray
gptkb:Justice_H.R._Khanna
gptkb:Justice_K.K._Mathew
gptkb:Justice_M.H._Beg
gptkb:Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud
gptkbp:notableFor Landmark judgment on transparency and accountability in government
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:State_of_Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:principle Government cannot withhold information from the public except in cases of national security
Right to know is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Article_19(1)(a)_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Right to Information in India
gptkbp:response gptkb:Raj_Narain
gptkbp:subject Public interest
Disclosure of government documents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6