Exemption from disclosure of information

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..... d integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, rela­tion with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence; (b) information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or Tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court; (c) information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privileg .....

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..... ty purposes; (h) information which would impede the process of investi­gation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders; (i) cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers : Provided that the decisions of Council of Ministers, the reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were taken shall be made .....

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..... ything in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923) nor any of the exemptions permissible in accordance with sub-section (1), a public authority may allow access to information, if public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to the protected interests. (3) Subject to the provisions of clauses (a), (c) and (i) of sub-section (1), any information relating to any occurrence, event or matter w .....

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