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The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Nathi Devi vs Radha Devi Gupta on 17 December, 2004
"A rights based enactment is akin to a welfare measure, like the Act,
should receive a liberal interpretation. The contextual background and
history of the Act is such that the exemptions, outlined in Section 8,
relieving the authorities from the obligation to provide information,
constitute restrictions on the exercise of the rights provided by it.
Therefore, such exemption have to be construed in their terms; (See
Nathi Devi v Radha Devi Gupta 2005 (2) SCC 201; B. R. Kapoor v
State of Tamil Nadu 2001 (7) SCC 231 v. Tulasamma v. Sesha Reddy
1977 (3) SCC 99). Adopting a different approach would result in
narrowing the rights and approving a judicially mandated class of
restriction on the rights under the Act, which his unwarranted."
People'S Union Of Civil Liberties ... vs Union Of India & Anr on 13 March, 2003
He has gone on to quote Sec. 8(1) (d), 8(1) (j) and Sec 11 of the R.T.I. Act and
has concluded that it is clear that the exemption clause cannot override the larger
public interest. Besides, he states that the orders does not disclose in what way the
commercial interest of IREL would be compromised by the information sought.. In
this case he has cited the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in P.U.C.L.
vs. Union of India (2003) 4 SCC 399.
Section 19 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
B.R. Kapoor vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Anr on 21 September, 2001
"A rights based enactment is akin to a welfare measure, like the Act,
should receive a liberal interpretation. The contextual background and
history of the Act is such that the exemptions, outlined in Section 8,
relieving the authorities from the obligation to provide information,
constitute restrictions on the exercise of the rights provided by it.
Therefore, such exemption have to be construed in their terms; (See
Nathi Devi v Radha Devi Gupta 2005 (2) SCC 201; B. R. Kapoor v
State of Tamil Nadu 2001 (7) SCC 231 v. Tulasamma v. Sesha Reddy
1977 (3) SCC 99). Adopting a different approach would result in
narrowing the rights and approving a judicially mandated class of
restriction on the rights under the Act, which his unwarranted."
The Secretary, Ministry Of Information ... vs Cricket Association Of Bengal & Anr on 9 February, 1995
He has gone on to quote extensively from
the decision of the Supreme Court of India in Secretary, Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting, Govt. of India vs. Cricket Association & ors. (1995) 2 SCC 161.
Bhagat Singh vs Chief Information Commissioner And ... on 3 December, 2007
However, the quotation that he has given is actually the quotation from the Delhi
Court's decision of Ravinder Bhat J. in Bhagat Singh vs. Central Information
Commission in W.P. 3114/2007 He has quoted as follows, which is Para 14 of this
Decision:
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