Need balance between privacy and public interest: SC The Supreme Court stated that public interest cannot justify broad access to private information of public officials, emphasizing a balance with the right to privacy. The court will consider a petition challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection Act's restrictions, which a petitioner argued nullifies RTI provisions for accessing background data of appointees and could enable state surveillance. #Supreme_Court #public_officials #Protection_Act #public_interest #justify_broad #broad_access #private_information #Court_stated #Digital_Personal #public

SC to examine if Data Protection Act blunts RTI Act #Data_Protection #Protection_Act #RTI_Act #blunts_RTI #Act_blunts
