New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing in April pleas seeking directions to bring all recognised political parties under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

A bench of Chief Justice of India and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked all the parties to complete all the pleadings in the case and post the matter for hearing in the week starting April 21.

The apex court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a declaration that national and regional political parties were "public authorities" under the RTI Act.

Several parties, including the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are arraigned as respondents in the case.

The petitions, including the one filed by the NGO Association for Democratic R...