https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258008 The Office of the Attorney General of India falls within the meaning of "public authority" under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. An office created by the Constitution and entrusted with constitutional duties and legal functions is an "authority" for the Act, even if its role is mainly advisory and its organisational setup is skeletal. The tests developed for Article 12 of the Constitution are not controlling for Section 2(h). The Delhi HC therefore held that the contrary view taken by the Central Information Commission could not stand. en-us Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258008 The Office of the Attorney General of India falls within the meaning of "public authority" under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. An office created by the Constitution and entrusted with constitutional duties and legal functions is an "authority" for the Act, even if its role is mainly advisory and its organisational setup is skeletal. The tests developed for Article 12 of the Constitution are not controlling for Section 2(h). The Delhi HC therefore held that the contrary view taken by the Central Information Commission could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258008