INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE, EXCLUDED EXCEPT ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

RTI ACT NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS:--(1) Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organizations specified in the Second schedule, being organizations established by the central government or any information furnished by such organizations to that Government:Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded under this sub -section:Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations of violations of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of the Central Information commission, and not withstanding any thing contained in section 7 , such information shall be provided with in forty five days from the date of the receipt of the request. (2) The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the schedule by including there in any other intelligence or security organisation established by that Government or omitting there from any organisation already specified there in and on the publication of such notification, such organisation shall be deemed to be included in or, as the case may be, omitted from the schedule. (3) Every notification issued under sub -section (2) shall be laid before each House of Parliament. (4) Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to such intelligence and security organizations, being organizations established by the State Government, as that Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, specify:Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded under this sub section: Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of the State information commission and, not withstanding any thing contained in section 7 , such information shall be provided with in 45 days from the date of the receipt of the request. (5) Every notification issued under sub section (4) shall be laid before the state legislature.