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District : Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
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Dr Arna) Sengupta
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2s
State o# West 3engal and ors
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District : Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
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In the (atter o# :
A petition under Article $$< o#
Constitution o# India
And
In the (atter o# :
Dr Arna) Sengupta
1 Petitioner
2s
State o# West 3engal and ors
1 4espondents
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District : Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
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In the (atter o# :
A petition under Article $$< o#
Constitution o# India
And
In the (atter o# :
Dr Arna) Sengupta
1 Petitioner
2s
State o# West 3engal and ors
1 4espondents
0ist o# Date and /?ents
$'B%&B&9@: The Honoura)le Ape> Court o# India in State o# ttar Pradesh
?s 4a* arain &9@ SC4 !;";;;, held as under
The right to kno7, 7hich is deri?ed #ro( the concept o#
reedo( o# Speech, though not a)solute, is a #actor 7hich
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should (ake one 7ar6, 7hen secrec6 is clai(ed #or transactions
7hich can, at an6 rate ha?e no repercussion on pu)lic securit6.E
;%B&$B&9&: The Honoura)le Ape> Court o# India in SP +upta ?s President
o# India and others AI4 &9$ SC &'9, held as under
reedo( # Speech #or e?er6 citiFen under article &9 cannot )e
properl6 (ani#ested 7ithout the 4ight to Kno7. That the
citiFenGs right to kno7 the true #acts a)out the ad(inistration o#
this countr6 is one o# the pillars o# de(ocrac6.E
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$%%@ to $%&$ 4TI Act,$%%@ ca(e into #orce and the petitioner su##ered due to
non suo (otu disclosure o# ?ital in#or(ation (aterials as
guaranteed under section ' o# 4TI Act,$%%@.
%;B%B$%&;: The petitioner #iled a co(plaint under section &!#" o# the 4TI
Act, $%%@ to the State In#or(ation Co((issioner stating that
the (andate enshrined under section ' o# 4TI Act,$%%@ is
getting continuousl6 ?iolated.
&B%B$%&;: The petitioner issued a De(and #or Justice notice de(anding
)e#ore the respondent authorities to co(pl6 7ith the (andate
enshrined in section ' o# 4TI Act $%%@ . In the concerned
de(and #or *ustice notice the petitioner inter alia (entioned
that non suo (ootu disclosure o# ?ital in#or(ation (aterials
encroaches #unda(ental right o# the petitioner guaranteed under
Article &9.&.a and Article $& o# Constitution o# India.
Such de(and #or *ustice notice is not addressed so #ar and to the
)est o# our kno7ledge no re(edial (easures ha?e )een
undertaken until no7 and thus the #unda(ental right o# the
petitioner guaranteed under Article &9.&.a. and Article $& o#
Constitution o# India is actuall6 encroached )6 the act and
conduct o# the respondent authorities. There#ore, the present
petition is #iled )e#ore this Honora)le Court #or issuance o#
appropriate 7rit, order or direction to (eet the ends o# *ustice.
III
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District : Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
W.P. o. !W" o# $%&'
In the (atter o# :
A petition under Article $$< o#
Constitution o# India
And
In the (atter o# :
Dr Arna) Sengupta
1 Petitioner
2s
State o# West 3engal and ors
1 4espondents
SLPSIS
The petitioner is a (edical teacher currentl6 posted at Calcutta 8edical
College.or the purpose o# e>ecuting his pro#essional ser?ices the petitioner
reuires ?arious in#or(ation a)out the respondent parties that are supposed to )e
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(andatoril6 disclosed under Section ' o# the 4TI ACT $%%@ )ut ha?e not )een
disclosed according to the prescri)ed #or(at. Aggrie?ed )6 such ?iolation o# the
4TI Act $%%@ the petitioner #iled a co(plaint to the State In#or(ation
Co((issioner under section &!#" o# the 4TI Act $%%@, )ut to no a?ail. Thus, the
petitioner issued a De(and #or Justice to the respondents de(anding the
co(pliance o# the said section o# the said Act, once again to no a?ail. This gross
ignorance o# the legal (andate has ?iolated articles &9!&a" and $& o# the Indian
Constitution o# the petitioner. There#ore the petitioner is #orced to #ile the present
7rit petition )e#ore this Honora)le Court #or issuance o# appropriate 7rit, order or
direction to (eet the ends o# *ustice as per the peculiar #acts and circu(stances o#
the present case.
2I
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District: Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
W.P. o. !W" o# $%&'
In the (atter o#:
A petition under Article $$< o# the Indian
Constitution-
And
In the (atter o#:
A Writ andBor Writs in the nature o#
8anda(us andBor an6 other appropriate
order or orders in the (atter thereo#-
And
In the (atter o#:
4ight to In#or(ation Act $%%@, #ra(ed
thereunder-
And
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In the (atter o#:
Deli)erate and 7ill#ul
non5disclosure o# (andator6
in#or(ation as per Section ' o# 4TI
Act $%%@-
And
In the (atter o#:
2iolation o# Article &9!&"a o# the Indian
Constitution 7hich guarantees the reedo(
o# e>pression and speech o# the citiFens o#
India and also Article $& o# the Indian
Constitution 7hich guarantees the
protection o# li#e and li)ert6 o# e?er6
person.
And
In the (atter o#:
Dr Arna) Sengupta sBo 0ate Ka(alendu
Sengupta &@ / Central 4oad P.S. Jada?pur
Kolkata %%%;@
1 Petitioner
12ersus1
&. State o# West 3engal Through
Principal Secretar6 Depart(ent o# Health
$
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and a(il6 Wel#are +o?ern(ent o# West
3engal S7astha 3ha)an + $9 Salt 0ake,
Sector @, Kolkata %%%9&
$. Principal Secretar6 Depart(ent o#
Health and a(il6 Wel#are +o?ern(ent o#
West 3engal S7astha 3ha)an + $9 Salt
0ake, Sector @, Kolkata %%%9&
;. Director o# 8edical /ducation M
/>5o##icio Secretar6 Depart(ent o# Health
and a(il6 Wel#are +o?ern(ent o# West
3engal S7astha 3ha)an + $9 Salt 0ake,
Sector @, Kolkata %%%9&
'. Calcutta 8edical College through
the Principal ,College Street Kolkata
%%%;
@. Principal 8edical College
Kolkata. , College Street. Calcutta N %%
%;.
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&$. Institute o# Postgraduate 8edical
/ducation M 4esearch. Through the
Director $'', AJC 3ose 4oad. Calcutta N
%% %$%.
&;. Director, Institute o# Postgraduate
8edical /ducation M 4esearch. $'', AJC
3ose 4oad. Calcutta N %% %$%.
&'. West 3engal 8edical Council
Through the 4egistrar , 06ons 4ange !;rd.
#loor". Calcutta N %% %%&.
&@. The 4egistrar West 3engal
8edical Council , 06ons 4ange !;rd.
#loor". Calcutta N %% %%&.
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&. The Chie# In#or(ation Co((issioner
West 3engal State In#or(ation
Co((ission 3ha)ani 3ha?an
Alipore,Kolkata %%%$
1 4espondents
To.
The HonG)le 8r. Arun 8ishra, Chie# Justice and His co(panion Justices o# the
said HonG)le Court.
The hu()le petition o# the petitioner
a)o?ena(ed:5
8ST 4/SP/CT00L SH/W/TH:
&" That 6our petitioner is a citiFen o# India ha?ing his per(anent address
(entioned in the cause title.
$" That 6our petitioner is a (edical teacher presentl6 7orking as
Pro#essor, Depart(ent o# Ph6siolog6, 8edical College, Kolkata. or
practice o# his pro#ession, 6our petitioner reuires ?arious in#or(ation
(aterials 7hich the respondent authorities should disclose.
;" That as per (andate enshrined in section ' o# 4TI Act, $%%@
respondents #ro( no. & to no. &@ are statutoril6 )ound to suo (otu
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disclose through 7orld 7ide 7e), in#or(ation (aterials in local
language 7here?er possi)le including
!i" the particulars o# its organisation, #unctions and duties-
!ii" the po7ers and duties o# its o##icers and e(plo6ees-
!iii" the procedure #ollo7ed in the decision (aking process, including
channels o# super?ision and accounta)ilit6-
!i?" the nor(s set )6 it #or the discharge o# its #unctions-
!?" the rules, regulations, instructions, (anuals and records, held )6 it or
under its control or used )6 its e(plo6ees #or discharging its #unctions-
!?i" a state(ent o# the categories o# docu(ents that are held )6 it or under
its control-
!?ii" the particulars o# an6 arrange(ent that e>ists #or consultation 7ith, or
representation )6, the (e()ers o# the pu)lic in relation to the
#or(ulation o# its polic6 or i(ple(entation thereo#-
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!?iii" a state(ent o# the )oards, councils, co((ittees and other )odies
consisting o# t7o or (ore persons constituted as its part or #or the
purpose o# its ad?ice, and as to 7hether (eetings o# those )oards,
councils, co((ittees and other )odies are open to the pu)lic, or the
(inutes o# such (eetings are accessi)le #or pu)lic-
!i>" a director6 o# its o##icers and e(plo6ees-
!>" the (onthl6 re(uneration recei?ed )6 each o# its o##icers and
e(plo6ees, including the s6ste( o# co(pensation as pro?ided in its
regulations-
!>i" the )udget allocated to each o# its agenc6, indicating the particulars o#
all plans, proposed e>penditures and reports on dis)urse(ents (ade-
!>ii" the (anner o# e>ecution o# su)sid6 progra((es, including the a(ounts
allocated and the details o# )ene#iciaries o# such progra((es-
!>iii" particulars o# recipients o# concessions, per(its or authorisations
granted )6 it-
!>i?" details in respect o# the in#or(ation, a?aila)le to or held )6 it, reduced
in an electronic #or(-
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!>?" the particulars o# #acilities a?aila)le to citiFens #or o)taining
in#or(ation, including the 7orking hours o# a li)rar6 or reading roo(,
i# (aintained #or pu)lic use-
!>?i" the na(es, designations and other particulars o# the Pu)lic In#or(ation
##icers-
!>?ii" such other in#or(ation as (a6 )e prescri)ed and therea#ter update these
pu)lications e?er6 6ear-
!>?iii" all rele?ant #acts 7hile #or(ulating i(portant policies or announcing
the decisions 7hich a##ect pu)lic-
'" That the respondents #ro( no. & to &@ , in their respecti?e 7e)sites, as
checked on $B%
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$%%@ 7ith the State In#or(ation Co((issioner o# West 3engal
In#or(ation Co((ission on %$B%B$%&;, )ut to no a?ail. A photocop6
o# such co(plaint is enclosed here7ith and (arked as Anne>ure P$! "
#or 6our kind perusal.
t it is respect#ull6 su)(itted that such De(and
or Justice notice 7as send )6 4egistered Post 7ith AD due. A
photocop6 o# such de(and #or *ustice notice is enclosed here7ith and
(arked as Anne>ure P; ! " #or 6our kind perusal.
" That 6our petitioner seeks the relie# through the Honoura)le High Court
as a last (easure to7ards *ustice, ha?ing no other a?enues open.
" That )eing deepl6 aggrie?ed, hurt and dissatis#ied 7ith the co(plete
ignorance o# the respondent authorities to7ards o)e6ing the la7, 6our
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petitioner )egs Lour 0ordship to (o?e on the #ollo7ing a(ongst
others:
+ 4 D S
I. or that in se?eral land(ark *udg(ents, the Honoura)le Ape> Court o#
India has held that the disclosure o# in#or(ation a)out go?ern(ent and
the right to kno7 a)out go?ern(ent directl6 #lo7 #ro( Article &9!&"!a"
that guarantees #reedo( o# speech and e>pression. 4ight to in#or(ation
is thus a #unda(ental right guaranteed under the Indian Constitution.
II. or that, in State o# P ?s 4a* arain &9@ AI4 Court states that The right to kno7, 7hich is deri?ed #ro( the
concept o# reedo( o# Speech, though not a)solute, is a #actor 7hich
should (ake one 7ar6, 7hen secrec6 is clai(ed #or transactions 7hich
can, at an6 rate ha?e no repercussion on pu)lic securit6.E
III. or that the Constitution o# India guarantees reedo( # Speech #or
e?er6 citiFen under article &9, 7hich, according to the Honoura)le Ape>
Court in S.P. +upta ?s President o# India &9$ SC &'9, cannot )e
properl6 (ani#ested 7ithout the 4ight to Kno7. That, the citiFenGs right
to kno7 the true #act a)out the ad(inistration o# this countr6 is one o#
the pillars o# de(ocrac6.
&&
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I2. or that the access to in#or(ation a)out the ad(inistration o# a pu)lic
hospital #or a citiFen is a (ust #or ensuring not onl6 the right to #reedo(
o# speech )ut also the protection o# li#e and li)ert6 guaranteed under
article $& o# the constitution. In PC0 ?s nion o# India, AI4 $%%;
SC $; Court o# India ela)orated that reedo(
o# speech and e>pression, *ust as eualit6 clause and the guarantee o#
li#e and li)ert6 has )een ?er6 )roadl6 construed )6 this Court right #ro(
&9@%s. It has )een ?ariousl6 descri)ed as a )asic hu(an right, a natural
right and the like. It e()races 7ithin its scope the #reedo( o#
propagation and inter5change o# ideas, disse(ination o# in#or(ation
7hich 7ould help #or(ation o# ones opinion and ?ie7point and de)ates
on (atters o# pu)lic concern. The i(portance 7hich our Constitution5
(akers 7anted to attach to this #reedo( is e?ident #ro( the #act that
reasona)le restrictions on that right could )e placed )6 la7 onl6 on the
li(ited grounds speci#ied in Article &9!$", not to speak o# inherent
li(itations o# the right.E
2. or that the Parlia(ent o# India, upholding this spirit o# the Ape> court,
enacted The 4ight To In#or(ation Act,$%%@ to ensure the right to kno7
#or the citiFen o# India.
&$
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2I. or that the protection o# li#e guaranteed under article $& o# the
Constitution, in a)sence o# necessar6 in#or(ation a)out the 8edical
Healthcare S6ste( o# the state, can ne?er )e ensured.
9" That there is no other e##icacious, speed6, legal re(ed6 open to 6our
petitioners sa?e and e>cept #iling this 7rit petition #or co(plete relie#.
&%"That 6ouGre Petitioner states that it is a #it case #or urgent *udicial
inter?ention #or the sake o# ensuring pu)lic health and #or the ends o#
*ustice.
&&"That the records are l6ing in the appellate side Jurisdiction o# this
HonG)le Court.
&$"That this petition is (ade )ona #ide and in the interest o# *ustice.
In ?ie7 o# the #acts and circu(stances as
narrated hereina)o?e, it is (ost respect#ull6
pra6ed that this HonG)le Court (a6 graciousl6
)e pleased to:5
Issue a 7rit in the nature o# 8anda(us
directing the respondents no. & to &@ to a)ide
&;
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)6 the section ' o# The 4ight To In#or(ation
Act, $%%@, and disclose through 7orld 7ide
7e) in#or(ation (aterials in local language
7here?er possi)le including
!i" the particulars o# its organisation,
#unctions and duties-
!ii" the po7ers and duties o# its o##icers
and e(plo6ees-
!iii" the procedure #ollo7ed in the
decision (aking process, including channels
o# super?ision and accounta)ilit6-
!i?" the nor(s set )6 it #or the discharge
o# its #unctions-
!?" the rules, regulations, instructions,
(anuals and records, held )6 it or under its
control or used )6 its e(plo6ees #or
discharging its #unctions-
&'
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!?i" a state(ent o# the categories o#
docu(ents that are held )6 it or under its
control-
!?ii" the particulars o# an6 arrange(ent
that e>ists #or consultation 7ith, or
representation )6, the (e()ers o# the pu)lic
in relation to the #or(ulation o# its polic6 or
i(ple(entation thereo#-
!?iii" a state(ent o# the )oards, councils,
co((ittees and other )odies consisting o# t7o
or (ore persons constituted as its part or #or
the purpose o# its ad?ice, and as to 7hether
(eetings o# those )oards, councils,
co((ittees and other )odies are open to the
pu)lic, or the (inutes o# such (eetings are
accessi)le #or pu)lic-
!i>" a director6 o# its o##icers and
e(plo6ees-
&@
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!>" the (onthl6 re(uneration recei?ed
)6 each o# its o##icers and e(plo6ees,
including the s6ste( o# co(pensation as
pro?ided in its regulations-
!>i" the )udget allocated to each o# its
agenc6, indicating the particulars o# all plans,
proposed e>penditures and reports on
dis)urse(ents (ade-
!>ii" the (anner o# e>ecution o# su)sid6
progra((es, including the a(ounts allocated
and the details o# )ene#iciaries o# such
progra((es-
!>iii" particulars o# recipients o#
concessions, per(its or authorisations granted
)6 it-
!>i?" details in respect o# the in#or(ation,
a?aila)le to or held )6 it, reduced in an
electronic #or(-
&
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!>?" the particulars o# #acilities a?aila)le
to citiFens #or o)taining in#or(ation, including
the 7orking hours o# a li)rar6 or reading
roo(, i# (aintained #or pu)lic use-
!>?i" the na(es, designations and other
particulars o# the Pu)lic In#or(ation ##icers-
!>?ii" such other in#or(ation as (a6 )e
prescri)ed and therea#ter update these
pu)lications e?er6 6ear-
!>?iii" all rele?ant #acts 7hile #or(ulating
i(portant policies or announcing the decisions
7hich a##ect pu)lic-
ADB4
To direct the respondent authorities to a)ide
)6 the (andate enshrined in Section ' o# 4TI
Act, $%%@, on ad5interi( )asis
ADB4
To pass an6 other order or orders, direction or
directions as Lour 0ordships (a6 dee(, *ust,
#it and proper to (eet the ends o# *ustice.
&
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ADB4
To direct the respondent authorities to re(it
the cost o# this litigation in #a?our o# the
petitioner
And #or this act o# kindness 6our petitioner is dut6 )ound and shall e?er pra6.
A I D A 2 I T
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I, Dr Arna) Sengupta son o# 0ate Ka(alendu Sengupta aged a)out @;
6ears, )6 ccupation N 8edical Teacher residing at &@ / , Central 4oad, Kolkata,
do here)6 sole(nl6 a##ir( and sa6 as #ollo7s :5
&. That I a( the petitioner herein and a( such 7ell acuainted 7ith the #acts
and circu(stances o# the a)o?e case.
$. That the state(ents contents o# paragraphs & to are true to (6
kno7ledge, )elie# and perception and rest o# the paragraphs are 7ritten on ad?ice
o# ld. Counsel and nothing rele?ant is concealed herein.
Prepared in (6 ##ice
The Deponent is kno7n to (e
Ad?ocate
Clerk to 8r.
Ad?ocate
Sole(nl6 a##ir(ed )e#ore (e this the
da6 o# Januar6, $%&'.
Co((issioner
&9
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District : Kolkata
In The High Court, Calcutta
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
W.P. o. !W" o# $%&'
In the (atter o# :
A petition under Article $$< o#
Constitution o# IndiaAnd
In the (atter o# :
Dr Arna) Sengupta1 Petitioner
2s
State o# West 3engal and ors1 4espondents
W4IT P/TITI
AI43A 3A/4J//
Ad?ocate
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