No Absolute Exemption to CBI From RTI Act: Delhi HC

It is apparent from the plain reading of the first proviso to Section 24(1) of Right to Information Act, 2005 that information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violation are not excluded from the purview. The petitioner contended that since the information sought related to allegations of corruption, the same were not excluded from the scope of Section 24(1) of the Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner had countered the aforesaid contention and submitted that the proviso must be read in a restricted manner and, only information pertaining to allegations of corrupt...