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"Subject to the provisions of clauses (a), (c) and (i) of sub-section (1), any information relating to any occurrence, event or matter which has taken place, occurred or happened twenty years before the date on which any request is made under section 6 shall be provided to any person making a request under that section

12. Regarding the submission of the Respondents that requisite information pertains to very old records which can be traced only when there is a proper reference number/file number etc. we are of the opinion that the National Archives of India is the custodian of Records which in older than 30 years, under Public Records Act, 1998 but the records are held by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry of Home Affairs will procure the documents from the National Archives by giving them the proper reference number to identify the document numbered by them, if they do not have the custody of documents at present, and supply the same to the Applicant. In case, the efforts to trace the records and documents bear no fruit, the Ministry of Home Affairs will file an affidavit for the perusal of the Commission regarding the efforts made along with the instructions issued to trace the records.