"Democracy expects openness and openness is concomitant of free society. Sunlight is the best disinfectant," the court said.
The bench, also comprising Justices Vikramajit Sen and S Muralidhar, said that right to know the facts about the administration of the country is thus one of the pillars of a democratic State.
"Information is currency that every citizen requires to participate in the life and governance of the society. In any democratic polity, greater the access, greater will be the responsiveness and greater the restrictions, greater the feeling of powerlessness and alienation," the court said.
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