Hockey India told to disclose member details, staff salary

One-liner: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Hockey India to furnish to it in a sealed cover the information directed to be disclosed by the Central Information Commission under the Right to Information Act, including details of members and employee salaries.

Need to know: A judge, while dealing with Hockey India's challenge to the CIC direction on disclosure, clarified that such submission shall not discharge the sports body's obligation to comply with the order passed by the Commission on Dec 13.

• The judge granted permission to the petitioner to file its rejoinder in the matter and said that he was not saying anything on the aspect of interim relief

Driving the news: Hockey India has challenged the CIC's Dec 13, 2021, order directing it to provide under the RTI the complete list of its members with their designation and addresses, names of its employees along with their pay, and gross income.

• The commission had also directed the NSF to give information pertaining to monthly rents paid by it at each of the addresses since the date of occupation and information relating to monetary transactions

Looking forward: The Central govt had earlier told the court that CIC order was in consonance with the National Sports Code and the guidelines of the Centre.

Patently illegal: The petitioner has claimed that the CIC order was patently illegal, arbitrary, unreasoned and passed in violation of settled principles of law.

Bottom line: It has claimed that the NSF was not shying away from furnishing the information to the Centre but disclosing these details to the Centre and an RTI applicant was different.

Source: PTI