The Court noted that the rejection orders and the orders confirming the same did not elaborate on the reasons for the decisions. However, on all other aspects, the Court concurred with the arguments raised on behalf of the CBI. It held,
“So also, as per Section 8(1)(j) of Act, 2005, there shall be no obligation to give information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual, unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information. It is equally important to note that, the appellant, in fact, is seeking third-party information only for his purpose, which is not permitted as per the above-deliberated provision.”
While dismissing the appeal, the Court also noted that the appellant was seeking third-party information only for his purpose, which is not permitted under Section 8 of the RTI Act.
Source: Barandbench
