The Supreme Court of India has declared that ’Right to Information’ is a fun- damental right of every citizen of India. Which of the following stated provisions is used as source of the fundamental right given by the Supreme Court?
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The Supreme Court declared that the Right to Information is a fundamental right flowing from Article 19(1)(a) — freedom of speech and expression. Informed citizenry requires access to information. The RTI Act, 2005 is the statutory mechanism, but the constitutional basis is Art.19(1)(a), not the Act itself.