The Supreme Court on Monday gave four more weeks to the Centre and 25 States to file responses on a plea seeking directions for setting up online RTI portals, enabling people to apply electronically for the information required instead of filing applications physically.
A bench of justices N V Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna Murari expressed displeasure that though the apex court had issued notice to the Centre and States on the petition on August 26, they have not filed their responses yet.
The top court, while giving four more weeks for filing response, made it clear that no further adjournment would be given in the matter.
The bench was hearing a PIL, filed by Delhi-based NGO 'Pravasi Legal Cell', which has said the Right to Information (RTI) Act is a "powerful tool" and its true objective could be achieved only by timely response to citizens' request.