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Section 8(1)(j) Reply: 5-Question PIO Test
Quick Reply: The 5-question test PIOs must run before denying under Section 8 1 j, with 3 sample reply paragraphs and a file noting that survives appeal.
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How DPDP 2025 changed RTI — a before/after guide
Quick Reply: How the DPDP Act 2023 and Rules 2025 changed the Right to Information Act — a clear before/after guide to Section 8 1 j and the public-interest override.
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Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005 was substituted by Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act, 2023 — effective from the date the DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified (14 November 2025). The clause now exempts personal information of any person without the earlier “larger public interest” proviso. The override has moved to Section 8(2). Section 20 penalties, Section 7(1) timelines, the Section 11 third-party procedure and appellate architecture are unchanged.
DPDP Act and Section 8(1)(j) — PIOs' New Playbook (2026)
Quick Reply: Public authorities now cite DPDP Act 2023 to redact third-party details under RTI Section 8 1 j. Learn what changed, when redaction is legal, and how to appeal.
In March 2025, Bengaluru-based activist Meera Shah filed RTI/KA/2025/00112 seeking employee names and designations in a ₹4.2 crore road contract awarded by BBMP, only to receive a reply citing both Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act 2005 and “obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023” — the first time she had encountered the twin defence in a single denial.
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When a PIO cites the DPDP Act 2023 alongside Section 8(1)(j), do not assume automatic validity; neither statute permits blanket withholding of names/designations of public servants performing official duties, and failure to demonstrate individual privacy harm or fiduciary relationship renders the exemption claim invalid under RTI Section 19(8).