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MP Anti-Corruption Probe Body Not an ‘Intelligence Agency’, Cannot Claim RTI Exemption: Supreme Court Strikes Down 2011 State Notification [Read Judgment]
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MP Anti-Corruption Probe Body Not an ‘Intelligence Agency’, Cannot Claim RTI Exemption: Supreme Court Strikes Down 2011 State Notification [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court strikes down MP’s 2011 RTI exemption for Lokayukta SPE, holding it is not an intelligence or security organisation under Section 24(4).

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Right to Privacy Cannot Shield a Forger: Andhra Pradesh High Court [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Right to Privacy Cannot Shield a Forger: Andhra Pradesh High Court [Read Judgment]

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that privacy rights cannot prevent disclosure of Aadhaar-linked data in serious forgery investigations.

India Notifies Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 Executive
India Notifies Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

India notifies DPDP Act 2023, bringing India’s first digital privacy law into force; RTI Act amended to align personal-data disclosure rules with privacy rights.

Karnataka HC Holds Passport Details Personal, Exempts Disclosure Under RTI Act [Read Order] Judiciary
Karnataka HC Holds Passport Details Personal, Exempts Disclosure Under RTI Act [Read Order]

Karnataka HC rules passport details of accused are personal and exempt from disclosure under RTI, allowing access only through court process in cheque-bounce case.

SC declines to disclose in-house inquiry probe report on Justice Varma [Read RTI Response] Judiciary
SC declines to disclose in-house inquiry probe report on Justice Varma [Read RTI Response]

SC declines RTI disclosure of in-house probe report on Justice Yashwant Varma, citing judicial independence, privacy, and confidentiality limits.


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