FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 - AN EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY

Abstract

The paper x-rays the significant objectives of freedom of information Act 2011, and reveals that though the Act has not been largely judicially tested, its interpretation by the courts
should follow a purposive manner of expanding the realm of information available to the public. It encourages Media houses to be proactive in seeking necessary public information, while enjoining the legislature to act in tandem with it by amending or repealing existing laws that pose threat to the objective of the Act.