Section 10 of RTI Act : Section 10: Severability

(1) Where a request for access to information is rejected on the ground that it is in relation to information which is exempt from disclosure, then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, access may be provided to that part of the record which does not contain any information which is exempt from disclosure under this Act and which can reasonably be severed from any part that contains exempt information. (2) Where access is granted to a part of the record under sub-section (1), the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall give a notice to the applicant, informing: (a) that only part of the record requested, after severance of the record containing information which is exempt from disclosure, is being provided; (b) the reasons for the decision, including any findings on any material question of fact, referring to the material on which those findings were based; ...

(1) If your request for information is denied because it contains parts that can't be shared by law, you still have the right to get the parts of the document that can be shared. The information officer must give you the information that's not restricted and separate it from the parts that are....

Imagine you are a journalist who has filed an RTI (Right to Information) request seeking details about a government contract with a private company. The contract includes sensitive commercial information that is exempt from d...