https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=217001 The SC upheld the constitutionality of Sections 12(5) and (6) and 15(5) and (6) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, but with significant modifications. The Court clarified that "knowledge and experience in law" requires both a basic law degree and practical experience. Information Commissions must now operate with two-member benches comprising one judicial member and one expert member. The judicial member must possess a law degree with judicial experience or be a lawyer with twenty years' practice and social work experience. Chief Information Commissioners at central and state levels must be former Chief Justices of HC or SC Judges, with appointments made in consultation with CJI and respective Chief Justices. The writ petition was partly allowed. en-us Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=217001 The SC upheld the constitutionality of Sections 12(5) and (6) and 15(5) and (6) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, but with significant modifications. The Court clarified that "knowledge and experience in law" requires both a basic law degree and practical experience. Information Commissions must now operate with two-member benches comprising one judicial member and one expert member. The judicial member must possess a law degree with judicial experience or be a lawyer with twenty years' practice and social work experience. Chief Information Commissioners at central and state levels must be former Chief Justices of HC or SC Judges, with appointments made in consultation with CJI and respective Chief Justices. The writ petition was partly allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=217001