Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
RTI Act Section 24(4) | Special Police Establishment Investigating Corruption Cannot Claim Exemption as 'Intelligence Agency': SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment, despite being notified under Section 24(4) of the RTI Act, cannot claim exemption because its function is investigating corruption-not intelligence or security. This clarifies that transparency obligations apply to any public body engaged in anti-corruption probes, reinforcing accountability in state investigative agencies.