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PRATHIBA M. SINGH
Nisha Priya Bhatia – Appellant
Versus
Cpio, Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Urban Development – Respondent
Prathiba M. Singh, J.(Oral)
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. None appears for the Petitioner.
3. The present petition challenges the impugned order dated 30th October, 2017 by which the CIC has dismissed the appeal of the RTI Applicant and held that the RTI applicant is not entitled to get the information sought. The RTI applicant had sought the following information from the Directorate of Estates, Government of India on 23rd January, 2012:
"Certified copies of applications for allotment of government accommodation made by Shri S.K. Tripathi; IPS (UP; 1972) between 1986 to present"
4. The allegation of the RTI Applicant is that no reply was received from the CPIO. Thus, an appeal was filed to the First Appellate Authority. However, no reply was received from the First Appellate Authority. Accordingly, a second appeal was preferred to the CIC. It is the case of the Petitioner that a letter dated 8th May, 2017 was written by Mr. G.P. Sarkar- Deputy director of Estates (A-1) to the Registrar of CIC requesting closure of Petitioner's RTI application. The said letter, which has been annexed with the present petition reads as under:
"Sir/Madam,
I am to refer to you
The main legal point established in the judgment is that unless the information sought relates to human rights or corruption, exempt organizations like RAW are not required to disclose the informatio....
RTI Act exempts security organizations from providing information unless related to corruption or human rights violations.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the interpretation of Section 24 of the RTI Act, particularly the exceptions for providing information by an intelligence and security organization....
Exempt organizations under the RTI Act must disclose information related to public interest, particularly in cases involving allegations of corruption or human rights violations.
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