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6. The Commission is aware that under Section 24(1) r/w Second Schedule of the RTI Act,
2005, IB has been declared an exempt organization. Hence, the provisions of the RTI Act are
not applicable to the IB except when the information pertains to allegations of corruption or
human rights violations. However, the High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) 7453/2011 dated
09.10.2013 (Union of Indian vs Adarsh Sharma) had held that:
"5. .......if an information of the nature sought by the respondent is easily available with
the Intelligence Bureau, the agency would be welladvised in assisting a citizen, by
providing such an information, despite the fact that it cannot be accessed as a matter of
right under the provisions of Right to Information Act........................................
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