various agencies including names of the agencies, pertaining to
interception/phone tapping/monitoring or decryption under section 69 of the
Information Technology ... informed the Appellant that disclosure of information related to
lawful interception/phone tapping/monitor or decrypt is exempt from disclosure
under section
replied as under:-
"Point No. 1 to 4 - The Lawful interception/phone tapping is done by
the Law Enforcement Agencies duly authorized by Central ... Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951. Any disclosure of
intercepted related information defeats the very purpose of lawful
interception /phone tapping. Disclosure of information related to lawful
inasmuch as the Law Enforcement
Agencies are authorised to intercept the phones and any disclosure of the
said information cannot be insisted upon ... receiving numerous applications seeking
disclosure of information relating to phone call tapping/interception, and
placing reliance on the said judgement, CIC is passing directions
video footages as well as the transcription of public speeches and intercepted phone calls in
order to project that all the accused persons had conspired
three mobile phones recovered from the petitioner, one mobile phone number
was under surveillance. He states that the interception order has been obtained
only ... therefore, states that the transcripts of the phone calls made from
those phone numbers, for which interception orders had been received, to the
phone
query, he could not
substantiate how he thinks that his phone was intercepted. It appeared that
only on the basis of his apprehension ... MTNL) as well in which M/s. MTNL stated that lawful
interception/phone tapping is done by law enforcement agencies, duly
authorized by the Central
substantiate the fact as to how he thinks that his phone was intercepted. It
appears that only on the basis of his apprehension ... claiming that his
phone was intercepted.
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Decision:
In view of the above, the Commission upholds the reply of the CPIO and does
not find
which lays down that records pertaining to such directions for interception
and of intercepted messages are destroyed by the relevant competent
authority and the authorized ... deal with a similar subject matter
viz. information relating to phone interception but deal with information which
pertains to allegation of corruption and human right
CPIO and stated that disclosure of
interception related information defeats the very purpose of lawful interception/
phone tapping and referred to the decision
CPIO and stated that disclosure of interception
related information defeats the very purpose of lawful interception/ phone tapping
and in exempted as per Section
