India Right To Information

Unlike the US where the state of the President's health is made public annually, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that no information of any ailment of the Prime Minister can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act. It is personal in nature and disclosure will be an invasion of privacy, Chief Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah held on an RTI application by Mumbai-based Chetan Kothari. Kothari had sought details of ailments of Prime Ministers and expenses incurred on treatment on the ground that no information on the same was provided by the Prime Minister's office. The Commission, however, said expenses incurred during the treatment should be disclosed since they are made from the public exchequer.

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