“LEGAL REGIME OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN INDIA: A SOCIO - LEGAL STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF KUMAUN, UTTARAKHAND”1

Information is an essential tool of democratic system, where people understand what is good for them and the nation knows how to govern them. India has got a position as the largest democracy of the world. But the quality of the Indian Democracy has a need to achieve the matching distinction. In India, it has been commonly experienced everywhere that the system is totally paralyzed due to corruption, unaccountability and irresponsibility. None of the law has to ensure the transparency in the system and track the carelessness or corruption.In comparison to other Rights, Right to information is an emerging Right. There is no other law or legislation which can be compared with this Right. In recent years, there has been a strong global trend towardsrecognition of Access to Information (ATI) by countries, intergovernmental - organizations, civil society and the people. The Right to Information has been recognized as a fundamental human right, which upholds the inherent dignity of human beings.