Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order on Disclosure of Delayed Judgment Data
The Delhi High Court overturned a Central Information Commission order that required disclosure of cases where former judge Justice A K Sikri delayed judgments beyond two months. The court ruled that while timely judgments are important, the Right to Information Act only mandates access to existing information, not the creation or compilation of new data. The case originated from a 2009 RTI request by former judicial officer P D Gupta seeking details on delayed judgments, which the court found were not systematically maintained by the High Court.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 52/100.
Outlets measured: news18, indiatoday, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 2 Nov, 07:22 am. Other outlets followed.