The document discusses the Right to Information Act in India. It provides background on how secrecy was the norm in British India but transparency became a pressing need for Indian citizens after independence. It summarizes the key objectives of the RTI Act to establish an informed citizenry and open society with transparent governance. It also discusses the role of judicial precedents in establishing information as a right under freedom of speech. The document analyzes a key court case that established the Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court of India as a single public authority under the RTI Act, with information held by the CJI subject to disclosure.