Foreign-government confidential communications — §8(1)(f) — CIC
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Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Information received in confidence from foreign governments protected under §8[1][f] regardless of age. §8(1)(f) protects information received in confidence from.
§8(1)(f) protects information received in confidence from foreign governments — duration-agnostic.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Researcher |
| Respondent | Ministry of External Affairs / Central Government |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(f) |
| Outcome | Rejected |
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Outcome
Information received in confidence from foreign governments protected under §8(1)(f) regardless of age.
Ratio decidendi
§8(1)(f) protects information received in confidence from foreign governments without a time-limit. The §8(3) 20-year sunset explicitly excludes §8(1)(a), ©, (i) but §8(1)(f) is not listed — however, the confidentiality undertaking typically survives longer than any sunset.
Keywords
foreign confidential, §8(1)(f), CIC
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