In R. P. Ltd. Vs. Indian Express Newspapers, the Supreme Court read into Article 21 the right to know. Discusss how right to know is related to Right to Information under The Right of Information Act, 2005.

Right to Know In R.P. Limited v. Indian Express Newspapers, the Supreme Court read into Article 21 of the Constitution the right to know. The Supreme Court held that right to know is a necessary ingredient of participatory democracy. In view of transnational developments when distances are shrinking, international communities are coming together for cooperation in various spheres and they are moving towards global perspective in various fields including Human Rights, the expression "liberty" must receive an expanded meaning. The expression cannot be limited to mere absence of bodily restraint. It is wide enough to expand to full range of rights including right to hold a particular opinion and right to sustain and nurture that opinion. For sustaining and nurturing that opinion it becomes necessary to receive information. Article 21 of the Constitution of India confers on all persons a right to know which include a right to receive information.