Right to Information

:Constitutional Analyzis

Abstract

The Right to Information Act, 2005 gave the citizens a formalized platform to access information. The paper talks about the history of information, how the right evolved in India and constitutionally analyzing pertinent sections. Moreover, transparency, freedom of speech and expression, an open government which are the fundamentals to our basic structure and hence to accessing information. Third-party information that is often not spoken about and is not considered to be important is discussed in this paper. The author has not delved into the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 as the act has not yet come into force. Hence, this paper will primarily focus on the fundamentals and the pillars of the Act that officially grants the right to information to the Citizens of India.