The Supreme Court of India ruled that it falls under the Right to Information Act as a public authority. This decision stemmed from requests by activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal for information on judges’ assets and appointments, initially denied but later granted by the Chief Information Commission. The Delhi High Court upheld this ruling which was then appealed to the Supreme Court. The Court balanced privacy rights against the public interest, concluding that information about its functioning and judicial assets should be disclosed for transparency, while third-party information required further examination.