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5 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
#BombayHighCourt will give its verdict in the plea filed by social activist Saket Gokhale seeking removal of his contact details which were uploaded on the official website of the MIB.

Bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav will pronounce order shortly.

@SaketGokhale
The Court had in the previous hearing reserved the matter for judgment stating that they would deal with the issue of the lapse on the part of MIB, which went unnoticed until Gokhale raised alarm.

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Court orders that the petition and the replies in the plea would be placed before the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, who will hold an inquiry and submit the report within 3 months.
Court directed the Union to pay Rs. 25,000 cost towards litigation expenses.

They also gave liberty to Gokhale to move the Court in case inquiry is not initiated.
Bombay High Court orders I&B Ministry inquiry into disclosure of personal data of RTI applicants on website
@MIB_India @SaketGokhale #RTI
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