<p>While dismissing the NSE’s plea, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “The NSE is a public body and is bound to reveal information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.”<br /><br />The court rejected the NSE’s plea that it cannot be forced to disclose information under the transparency law as it is an autonomous body with no government control over it.<br /><br />The CIC ordered in 2007 that bourses are quasi-governmental bodies and are bound to disclose information to the public under the RTI Act as a rule. After the order by CIC, NSE approached the high court, which put an interim stay on the CIC order.</p>
<p>While dismissing the NSE’s plea, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “The NSE is a public body and is bound to reveal information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.”<br /><br />The court rejected the NSE’s plea that it cannot be forced to disclose information under the transparency law as it is an autonomous body with no government control over it.<br /><br />The CIC ordered in 2007 that bourses are quasi-governmental bodies and are bound to disclose information to the public under the RTI Act as a rule. After the order by CIC, NSE approached the high court, which put an interim stay on the CIC order.</p>