CJI, Governor's office not under RTI Act: Government

NEW DELHI: The office of Chief Justice of India and Governor are not covered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the government said on Wednesday. Also read : Over 3/4th of Bihar ministers have criminal cases against them: Report The Act empowers a citizen to seek time bound response on a governance-related query from a public authority or a government department. "The office of Chief Justice of India and Governor are not recorded as a public authority on the records of Central Information Commission," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.