What if you wanted to know how much Mukesh Ambani has in his account?

What if you wanted to know how much money Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, has in his account?

An interesting legal battle is on in the Supreme Court over citizen’ right to information on borrowings and bank balances of the likes of Ambani, Tata and Birla. The case is about the apex court’s judgment that pertains to RTI access to such confidential banking data.

In essence, banks are asking the court whether or not should the public have a right to find out about account balances of rich people.

A bench headed by Justice L N Rao has rejected the recall applications for now. The matter is set for further hearing this Thursday.