SC dismisses plea seeking to disclose details of Collegium meeting under RTI Act

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking details for the SC collegium's meeting held on December 12, 2018.

The plea was filed under the Right to Information Act.

The apex court in its observation said that SC collegium's discussion cannot be disclosed to the public and that only the final decision of the Collegium need to be uploaded in the website.

The petition was filed by RTI Activist Anjali Bharadwaj.

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A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said that only resolutions drawn and signed by all collegium members can be said to be a final decision. Tentative resolutions drawn upon discussion and consultation among the members cannot be said to be final unless they are signed by all of them, it said.

"Collegium is a multi-member body whose tentative decision cannot be brought in the public domain," it said.

The top court said it cannot place reliance on media reports and the interview of a former member of the collegium and doesn't want to comment on statements made by the former judge.