The Delhi High Court rules that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSEI) is a “public authority” under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, enabling citizens to seek information from it. According to reports, a bench dismisses NSE’s appeal against an earlier decision that had held NSEI to qualify under the RTI Act. The court considers NSE’s contention that it is a private entity and is not owned or controlled by the government, and that regulatory supervision by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) does not by itself bring it within RTI. The judges state that a body qualifies as a public authority if it is owned, controlled, or substantially financed by the government. The bench also rejects NSE’s argument that it is merely a private company later regulated by statute. It observes that NSE cannot operate as a stock exchange without SEBI recognition and agrees with the earlier conclusion that NSEI is effectively “established” or “constituted” through an order. The ruling upholds the single judge’s finding that RTI applies to NSEI.