Are courts under District Magistrates and District Judges covered under RTI - Right to Information Act.?

Question

I submitted an application under RTI Act to PIO of District Magistrates to seek information about the court of ADM. The ADM did not reply to questions asked and told that the application be moved to his court as the information sought relates to court.
Are the lower courts under District Magistrates and District Judges are covered under RTI - Right to Information Act.
If I move an application with court I am not sure if I will ever get a reply during my life time as nothing moves in lower courts unless bribed.

Answer 1

Preamble of THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 provides An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Based on this are the provisions of the said Act. Courts in India comes under the domain of Public authorities & any one can sort information relating to it Provided these are not covered under the exceptions as stated in section 8 of the Act. Section 8(1) (b) information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
Section 8(1)(h) information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders; Section8(1)(j) information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information:
Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person.
These the relevant provision relating to you case, if none of these are being infringed then you shall have right to get the information you sought. Now why the ADM asked your application be placed before him as you had sought information relating to his court is may be wants to clarify these exceptions as mentioned above & further he may be interested to know why you sort all such information regarding his court although section 6 (2) clearly provides An applicant making request for information shall not be required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him.
What I feel wait for sometime and let the ADM check the details of information you have sort regarding his court & reply , failing which you can prefer an appeal against the delay or refusal to provide you information by the PIO.

Answer 2

Our judiciary system also suffers from red tapism and corruption. Your right to seek information under RTI Act about the ADM Coourt is unquestionable.

Answer 3

I really really doubt it. What that 2 grand really buys is a couple of high speed typists that will simply bury a prosecutor under a pile of paperwork that weighs more than the case is worth to him. DUI? Let's see all the records for the breathalyzer machine, detailing when it was last calibrated, by whom, and we want to know their life story to make sure they're qualified, and what about the qualifications of the people that taught them, and what was the weather like that day, doesn't weather dictate more frequent calibration, yada yada yada. It happens with civil suits, too. I really think the bribery is less common than people presume. If there's corruption going on, it's in the overcharging in the first place, or the filing of a mountain of specious paperwork.

Answer 4

Yes as long as a trial is not under a gag order

Answer 5

Yes- you can approach and get RTI

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Yes, they are