India, June 23 -- The Supreme Court recently refused to grant anticipatory bail to an RTI (Right to Information) activist and his associate from Punjab. The accused were facing charges for allegedly obstructing a public servant and interfering with a Government road construction project.

The Apex Court dismissed the activist's pre-arrest bail plea. It upheld the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had also denied them pre-arrest protection.

During the hearing, the Supreme Court made strong oral observations regarding the growing misuse of self-styled activism to disrupt public infrastructure development.

Some of the Key Oral Observations by the Supreme Court reported in the media were that "RTI activism has become a new b...