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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
KULDEEP MATHUR
Kanta Kumawat W/o Omprakash Kumawat D/o Prahalad Kumawat – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:-
“I. By an appropriate writ order or direction, the judgment dated 23.10.2024 (Anx-5) passed by the respondent no. 1 may kindly be quashed and set aside.
II. By an appropriate writ, order or direction order may kindly be issued and respondent no. 2may kindly be directed to provide the information sought by the petitioner in application dated 09.04.2024; and
III. Any other appropriate writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.”
2. Heard.
3. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court finds that the petitioner had sought copies of the pay slips/details of the salary paid to an employee of the respondent department, namely Omprakash, for the period from January to March, 2024. The information sought by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, 2005 was denied vide orders dated 26.06.2024 and 23.10.2024 passed by the competent authority, on the gro
Information regarding employee performance is considered personal and exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act unless public interest outweighs privacy concerns.
Information related to disciplinary proceedings and confidential reports of public servants is categorized as personal information and exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Inf....
Personal information, including salary details of an employee, is exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act unless a larger public interest is demonstrated.
Disclosure of personal information under the RTI Act is exempt unless larger public interest is established.
Personal information under RTI Act is exempt from disclosure unless public interest outweighs privacy concerns.
The Court emphasized the need for a case-by-case determination of disclosure based on public interest and the distinction between 'personal information' and information relating to public activity or....
Judicial officers' complaints are personal information exempt from RTI disclosure unless public interest justifies it.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the interpretation of personal information under the RTI Act, 2005, and the application of the exemption under Section 8(1)(j) of the Act to specif....
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