PM’s Foreign Visits: CIC Seeks File To Decide If Disclosure Of Details Can Compromise India’s Security [Read Order]

Acting on an RTI query seeking details of the Prime Minister’s foreign trips, the Central Information Commissioner has observed that without due examination of the file, it cannot be decided that whether the sought information contains security-related information.Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur has directed the CPIO, PMO, that one representative file be produced before. Acting on an RTI query seeking details of the Prime Minister’s foreign trips, the Central Information Commissioner has observed that without due examination of the file, it cannot be decided that whether the sought information contains security-related information. Commodore Lokesh K. Batra was denied information related to billing and procedure involved in PM Narendra Modi’s foreign visits which he sought through an RTI application dated 14.08.2015. The petitioner had requested for inspection of all files and records related to details of expenses incurred on air travel in respect of foreign visits of Prime Minister and former Prime Ministers, the laid-down instructions and procedures involved in chartering flights for the PM’s foreign visits and later filing ‘flight returns’ and raising bills/invoices and clearing bills on completion of the visit, copy of bills etc.