Section 11 of RTI Act : Section 11: Third Party Information

Explanation using Example

Imagine that Alice, a citizen, files a request under the Right to Information Act to obtain details about a contract between a government department and a private construction company, XYZ Corp, which is executing a public infrastructure project. The contract includes financial details that XYZ Corp has marked as confidential.

The State Public Information Officer (SPIO) handling Alice's request determines that the contract information is subject to Section 11 of the RTI Act because it was supplied by a third party, XYZ Corp, and treated as confidential. Following the Act, the SPIO sends a written notice to ...

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