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2014 (1) TMI 1502 - CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSIONRequest for information - Right to information - Held that:- Access to information, under Section 3 of the Act is the rule and exemptions under Section 8 the exception. Section 8 being a restriction on this fundamental right, must therefore is to be strictly construed. It should not be interpreted in manner as to shadow the very right itself - public authority can claim exemption from disclosure only as per the Section 8(1) of the RTI Act. In the present appeal before the Commission, the respondent has not claimed any exemption as per the RTI Act nor been able to explain how the information if revealed would attract any of the exemption as per the Act. In view of the above, the respondent is hereby directed to provide information on point Nos. 2 & 3 of the RTI application. With regards to point 5 it may be noted that it does not fall within the ambit of the definition of “information” as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act - Decided partly in favour of Appellant.
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