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Defence pension sanction records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own defence-pension file fully accessible; §24 exemption doesn't apply to personal pension records.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Retired defence personnel |
| Respondent | Defence Accounts / PCDA |
| RTI Act sections | §24 |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Retired defence personnel's own pension file fully disclosable; §24 armed-forces exemption not applicable to personal pension records.
Ratio decidendi
The §24 exemption applies to operational/intelligence records of defence forces, not to an individual retired personnel's own pension-sanction file. Records of pension computation, arrears, commutation, disability-pension assessments remain accessible to the pensioner under RTI via PCDA.
Keywords
defence pension, PCDA, §24, own records
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