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RTI whistleblower protection — §8(1)(g)

Identity of whistleblower / source protected under §8[1][g] where disclosure would endanger them. Whistleblower identity protected under §8(1)(g); 'source of.

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 +====== RTI whistleblower protection — §8(1)(g) ======
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 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Supreme Court of India** · 2014-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
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 +**Identity of whistleblower / source protected under §8[1][g] where disclosure would endanger them. Whistleblower identity protected under §8(1)(g); 'source of.**
 +
 +//Whistleblower identity protected under §8(1)(g); 'source of information' carve-out is intentional.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
 +^ Decided | 2014-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Whistleblower / RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | Public authority |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(g) |
 +^ Outcome | Rejected |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Identity of whistleblower / source protected under §8(1)(g) where disclosure would endanger them.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§8(1)(g) expressly protects the 'identity of a source of information or assistance' where disclosure would endanger life or safety. The Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2014 reinforces this — sources of corruption complaints are entitled to anonymity protection.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +whistleblower, §8(1)(g), source protection
 +
 +===== 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/delhi-hc-rti-whistleblower-complaint-2019|Whistleblower complaint anonymity — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-witness-protection-2021|Witness identity protection — §8(1)(g) — CIC]] (CIC 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/suo-motu-disclosure-rejection-of-rti-cic|Repeat-information rejection — CIC guidance line]] (CIC 2012)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-court-ordered-non-disclosure-2018|Court-directed non-disclosure — §8(1)(b) — CIC]] (CIC 2018)
 +  * [[/cases/bihar-psc-v-state-of-bihar-2012-sc|Bihar PSC — interview marks disclosability]] (SC 2012)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=SC|All Supreme Court of India 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-sc section-8}}