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Diplomatic correspondence — §8(1)(a) — CIC

Active diplomatic correspondence and bilateral-negotiation records protected under §8[1][a] sovereignty / strategic interests.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Diplomatic correspondence — §8(1)(a) — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §8,diplomatic,MEA,§8(1)(a),sovereignty)&metatag-description=(Active diplomatic correspondence and bilateral-negotiation records protected under §8[1][a] sovereignty / strategic interests.)}}
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 +====== Diplomatic correspondence — §8(1)(a) — CIC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//Live diplomatic cables & bilateral-negotiation content are §8(1)(a) protected (sovereignty and strategic interest).//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2016-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Researcher / RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | Ministry of External Affairs |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(a) |
 +^ Outcome | Rejected |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Active diplomatic correspondence and bilateral-negotiation records protected under §8(1)(a) sovereignty / strategic interests.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +Active diplomatic correspondence and records of ongoing bilateral negotiations are protected under §8(1)(a) — sovereignty and integrity of India, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State. The protection applies during the active-diplomacy phase; historical archives may be disclosable on a case-by-case basis.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +diplomatic, MEA, §8(1)(a), sovereignty
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-isro-public-records-2019|ISRO non-operational records — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-enforcement-directorate-2021|Enforcement Directorate records — CIC]] (CIC 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-governor-office-2022|Governor's Office records — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-vigilance-investigation-2015|Vigilance investigation records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2015)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-gail-pipeline-2022|GAIL pipeline records — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-8}}