Justice Prathiba M Singh set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) to provide the outcome of the complaint made by the RTI applicant named GS Srinivasan.
The Court concluded that the CEIB is exempt from Section 24(1) read with Schedule II of the RTI Act and the direction of the CIC to provide the outcome of the complaint is not sustainable and contrary to law.
“A perusal of the complaint and the RTI Application show that the same relate to information relating to money laundering business, hawala money transactions, acts of tax evasion and smuggling activities. These do not relate to corruption or human rights violations. Thus, the same would not be covered by the exception under the proviso to Section 24(1),” the court said.
Source: Barandbench
