LANDMARK CASE
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain
(1975) 4 SCC 428 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: (1975) 4 SCC 428
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: Yes. People have a right to know every public act, and privilege must be justified.
1 Facts
In an election case, the government claimed privilege over the Blue Book on the Prime Minister's security.
2 Issue
Is there a right to know about government actions?
3 What the court decided
Yes. People have a right to know every public act, and privilege must be justified.
4 Why it matters
Foundation of the right to information.
5 Think about it
How did this lead to the RTI Act?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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- ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976) 2 SCC 521
- Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) 4 SCC 335
- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
- Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637
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