Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order to Allow Inspection of Former Minister Smriti Irani's Class 10,12 Record

The Delhi High Court overturned a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the CBSE to disclose Smriti Irani's and Narendra Modi's educational records.

The court ruled that the right to information is not absolute and is subject to exemptions protecting personal information under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.

It held that no overriding public interest justified the disclosure, as academic qualifications are not a statutory requirement for holding public office. The CIC's direction was deemed an intrusion into privacy and inconsistent with the RTI Act's provisions.

[University of Delhi v. Neeraj and other connected matters]