DR. MAHIPAL SINGH SIHAG S/O SHRI RAMJAS SIHAG VS STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CUM COMMISSIONER
- Court
- Rajasthan High Court
- Bench
- Jaipur
- Date
- 21 Apr 2026
- Citation / case number
- CW / 5616 / 2022
Summary
Whether information about a third-party public servant can be denied under Sec 8(3) & 11 of the RTI Act merely because it concerns events more than twenty years old. HELD-Sec 8(3) is a “sunset clause” intended to lift exemptions, not a ground for blanket denial. Where third-party information is prima facie confidential, Section 11 procedure, including notice and balancing privacy against larger public interest, is mandatory. Impugned order quashed; information to be supplied within 60 days.
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