RTI Information Cannot Be Denied On Ground That Authentic Information Is Available With Another Authority : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court has held that a Public Information Officer cannot deny information under the Right to Information Act 2005 on the ground that authentic information is available with another authority.This was held by Justice Vibhu Bhakru while dismissing writ petition filed by PIO of Commissioner of Police, Delhi, challenging the direction of Central Information. The Delhi High Court has held that a Public Information Officer cannot deny information under the Right to Information Act 2005 on the ground that authentic information is available with another authority. Thus, Section 11 of the RTI Act cannot be read as a provision proscribing disclosure of information; it is a provision to enable disclosure of third party information subject to certain safeguards. Additionally, the Court held that information regarding complaints forwarded by Police to MCD cannot be termed as confidential third party information.
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