Delhi High Court's Refusal to Disclose Complaints Against District Judges

Delhi High Court's Refusal to Disclose Complaints Against District Judges

On August 19, 2025, the Delhi High Court declined a request made under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to view statistical results on the accused complaint filed against the judges of district courts since 2015. It used exemptions under the following sections of the RTI Act- Section 2(n) (relating to information not held by the public authority), Section 8(1)(j) (relating to personal information). Such decision has also brought about questions concerning transparency and accountability of the judges concerning the process of handling the complaints of lower court judges. The denial highlights the point that there is a continuous conflict between access of judicial accounts to information and discretion of the judiciary to release internal information.