Case Law Analysis
|Himachal Pradesh High Court
Section 8(1)(j) RTI Act | Personal Information Exempt Only Unless Larger Public Interest Proven : Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court sets aside a Rs. 10,000 penalty under the RTI Act, ruling that personal information of third parties is exempt under Section 8(1)(j) unless disclosure serves a larger public interest. The judgment reinforces privacy protections while mandating transparency only when accountability outweighs individual rights.