India, Feb. 5 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reprimanded the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for its apparent failure to upload and update public documents on its website, including resolutions, for nearly 20 years in violation of transparency mandates under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia was considering a petition filed by Centre for Youth Culture and Law Environment, which sought directions for the civic body to proactively disclose legislative reports, resolutions passed by its Standing Committee, and related public information as required under Section 4 of the RTI Act.

Section 4 of the RTI Act obligates public authorities to maintain transparency by...