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2014 (12) TMI 1231 - HC - Indian LawsRight to Information - Held that:- The submission of Mr. Das that the applicant seeking information under the RTI Act is required to furnish reasons for the request to the Public Information Officer is incorrect. Section 6(2) of the RTI Act clearly provides that the applicant making a request for information is not required to give any reason for seeking the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him. Therefore, this argument of Mr. Das is untenable. The CIC while passing the impugned order in the present case has observed that the information sought is not personal information but it pertains to individual CBI officers in respect of their public duty and therefore, the Central Bureau of Investigation has been directed to supply such information. The reluctance of the CBI to supply the requisite information is palpable. The exemption claimed under Section 8 is unjustified and has no bearing on the information required. As a last attempt to avoid furnishing the information it was argued that the CBI does not fall within the clutches of the RTI Act in view of the notification issued on 9-6-2011 amending the second schedule to the Act. This submission is without merit. The application was filed under the RTI Act before the amendment and therefore, it would not be governed by it.
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