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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
Lt. Col. K. Jainendra Kumar, S/o. Mt. K.K. Krishnan Nair (L) – Appellant
Versus
State Information Commission, Kerala, Punnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J.)
The petitioner, a retired Lt. Colonel from the Indian Army, contends that he is the lawful owner of a residential apartment, Sanjay Resorts, situated in Vivekananda Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram, having purchased the same through Sale Deed No.794/2008 of Sasthamangalam SRO from one Col. K.G. Pillai, also a retired Army officer. The petitioner had settled in Thiruvananthapuram post-retirement and was employed as the Chief Security Officer at Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram.
2. It is submitted that the fourth respondent, who owns Sanjay Resorts, resides on the third floor of the same apartment complex, and is a practising lawyer, has been continuously harassing the petitioner and other apartment owners. Litigations and proceedings between the petitioner and the fourth respondent revealed that they were not on good terms.
3. The petitioner alleges that in a further attempt to harass the petitioner, the 4th respondent filed Ext.P3 application under the Right to Information Act 2005, before the 2nd respondent, seeking the petitioner’s personal information, such as age, date of birth, and biodata. The petitioner filed Ext.P4 objections invoking Section 8(1)(j)
Personal information under the RTI Act is exempt from disclosure unless a larger public interest is established, and due process must be followed in such disclosures.
The Right to Information Act protects personal information from disclosure unless a larger public interest is established.
Personal information exempt under RTI S.8(1)(j) unless larger public interest justifies disclosure.
Disclosure of personal information under RTI is exempt unless larger public interest is established.
Personal information exempt from RTI disclosure unless larger public interest justifies; third party must receive notice and hearing under Section 11 before any disclosure order.
Personal third-party information exempt under RTI Section 8(1)(j) absent larger public interest.
Requests for personal information must demonstrate public interest; privacy rights protected under RTI Act exemptions.
Personal information under RTI Act is exempt from disclosure unless public interest outweighs privacy concerns.
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