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VIVEK AGARWAL
Jayshree Dubey – Appellant
Versus
Central Information Commissioner – Respondent
ORDER
1. This petition is filed being aggrieved of order dated 24.6.2024 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Central Information Commission refusing certain information as sought by the petitioner under Right to Information Act on the ground that such information is hit by the provisions contained in section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and so also by the provisions contained in section 11 of the said Act.
2. It is mentioned in the impugned order that information related to third party cannot be provided as denied by the third party and this information cannot be provided under section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act, 2005. It is further mentioned that information related to third party cannot be provided under rule 11 of the RTI Act, 2005.
3. Shri Dhananjay Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents admit that the authority which passed the order has wrongly mentioned 'Rule 11' whereas it is 'section 11'.
4. The application which was filed by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act is Annexure P-3, in which petitioner had sought following information :--
| S. No. | Information sought by the applicant | Available Information |
| 1 | Total amount of alary and NPS contr | |
Personal information disclosure under RTI Act requires consent; public interest must balance privacy rights.
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.
Disclosure of information under the RTI Act must respect third-party privacy and fiduciary exemptions unless public interest justifies disclosure, reinforcing the balance between transparency and pri....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that personal information sought under the Right to Information Act must have a relationship to a public activity or interest and its disclosure sh....
The Right to Information Act emphasizes balancing transparency and confidentiality, ensuring procedural fairness in public recruitment information disclosure.
The disclosure of information must consider public interest over third-party objections as per statutory provisions.
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