Documents related to issuance of notification under UAPA are exempted under RTI Act

Ehtesham Qutubuddin Siddique Vs CPIO, Ministry Of Home Affairs (Delhi High Court) Petitioner sought information by way of RTI application requiring disclosure of the proposal and all documents in the Department’s file regarding issuance of the notification under Section 45(1) of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act 1967 (UPPA, 1967).  CIC while upholding the view taken by the respondents has found that the disclosures would stand exempted under Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. Bearing in mind the provisions made in Section 45 of the UAP Act, High Court is of the firm opinion that the discl...