HC asks I&B Ministry to probe display of activists’ details on website

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to conduct an inquiry into how personal details of RTI applicants, including Saket Gokhale, were made public on its website.

A bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav also asked the I&B Ministry to consider Gokhale’s petition as a representation and place the inquiry report before the high court within three months.

It disposed of Gokhale’s plea, but granted him the liberty to approach the HC again if the inquiry was not initiated by the ministry.

The HC also directed the ministry to pay Rs 25,000 to Gokhale as litigation expenses.