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

(1) Where a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose any information or record, or part thereof on a request made under this Act, which relates to or has been supplied by a third party and has been treated as confidential by that third party, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall, within five days from the receipt of the request, give a written notice to such third party of the request and of the fact that the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose the information or record, or part thereof, and invite the third party to make a submission in writing or orally, regarding whether the information should be disclosed, and such submission of the third party shall be kept in view while taking a decision about disclosure of information: Provided that except in the case of trade or commercial secrets protected by law, disclosure may be allowed if the public interest in disclosure outweighs in importance any possible harm or injury to the interests of such third party. (2) Where a notice is served by the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, under sub-section (1) to a...

Simplified Explanation of Section 11 of The Right to Information Act, 2005 Informing the Third Party: If someone requests information under the Act, and this information comes from or is related to a third party who considers it confidential, the officer in charge must inform the third party in writing within five days of rec...

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) handli...