Information held by public authorities limits RTI access; regulatory powers do not require collection from private bodies.

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....Right to information covers material held by or under the control of a public authority when an RTI request is made. Information concerning a private body may be sought only where another law permits the authority to access it, subject to the conditions and restrictions of that law. Regulatory power to call for information does not require a public authority to obtain, create, collect or collate material absent from its records merely to answer an RTI application. Directions requiring SEBI to procure information from BSE and provide it to applicants were treated as unsustainable, and the challenged CIC directions were quashed.....