Delhi High Court Criticizes MCD for Not Publishing Records Despite RTI Act Mandate
The Delhi High Court reprimanded the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to proactively publish its legislative records, house proceedings, and resolutions online despite the Right to Information (RTI) Act's 20-year mandate. Hearing a PIL by an NGO, the court emphasized that public authorities must disclose such information to minimize RTI requests. The MCD assured that steps to upload the data are underway, but the court directed it to file an affidavit detailing compliance within 120 days.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 23%, Centre 72%, Right 5%). Overall sentiment is negative (37/100). Lens Score 36/100.
Outlets measured: hindustantimes, economictimes, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (35–40/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 4 Feb, 09:46 am. Other outlets followed.