The Supreme Court while hearing the PIL on reviewing the apex court’s verdict on Rafale deal with France observed the following related to Right to Information Act (RTI Act):
The oral observation was made by Justice KM Joseph, who said that ‘the Centre cannot withhold documents from disclosure under the RTI Act citing national security if it is established that retention of such information produces greater harm than disclosing it.’
He further added that section 8(2) of the RTI act confers a ‘priceless right’ upon citizens with the right to demand information even in respect of such matters as security of the country and matters relating to relation with foreign state.
