STATE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH IS REQUESTED TO VERIFY THE EXCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO STATE VIGILANCE &ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU (12-3-2026) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND TRANSPARENCY

The state Government of Himachal Pradesh department of Administrative Reforms vide letter number ADR-A0003/4/2023-Administrative reforms dated 12-3-2026 has declared that, State Vigilance &Anti Corruption Bureau has been excluded for information disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005 , where in the fiduciary exemptions from disclosure are described with clarification stated under Sub section (1) of Section 8 and Section 9 of the Act enumerate the types of information which is exempt from disclosure. Sub section (2) of the Section 8 , however, provides that information exempted under sub -section (1) or exempted under the official secrets Act, 1923 can be disclosed if public interest in disclosure overweighs the harm to the protected interests. (2) The information which, in normal course, is exempt from disclosure under sub section (1) of section (8) of the Act, would cease to be exempted , if 20 years have lapsed after occurrence of the incident to which the information relates. However, the following types of information would continue to be exempt and there would be no obligation, even after lapse of 20 years, to give any citizen--- (a) Information disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security strategic, scientific or economic interest of the State, relation with foreign state or lead to incitement of an offence; (b) Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of parliament or state Legislature; or (c) Cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers subject to the conditions given in proviso to clause (I) of sub section (1) of section 8 of the Act. Keeping in view the above disclosure of information, it is clear on the issue and matter (Information exempted from disclosure) that no such information can be obstructed and excluded from disclosure, if public interest in disclosure overweighs the harm to the protected interest, hence there is no vision of the issued exclusion, issued by the said notification of the state government of Himachal Pradesh:-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377