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Before the RTI Act, 2005, the Supreme Court recognized right to information as implicit in which Fundamental Right?

  1. Article 14 (Equality)
  2. Article 19(1)(a) (Freedom of Speech)
  3. Article 21 (Life and Liberty)
  4. Article 25 (Religious Freedom)

Answer: Article 19(1)(a) (Freedom of Speech)

Pre-RTI Act cases: (a) Bennett Coleman v. Union of India (1972): Right to information implicit in Article 19(1)(a), (b) Indian Express v. Union of India (1985): Right to know essential for democracy, (c) Dinesh Trivedi v. Union of India (1997): Citizens' right to know about government functioning. RTI Act, 2005 statutory recognition; Supreme Court in 2024 (Electoral Bonds case) reaffirmed right to information as part of Article 19(1)(a).

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