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Defence Chief appointments come under Official Secret Act

The Defence Ministry has denied information on the appointment of Army and Air Force Chiefs, saying that they are part of classified documents, which are covered under the Official Secrets Act 1923. Activist Dr Nutan Thakur had sought under RTI documents related with appointment of the three Heads, to which U K Tiwari, Under Secretary, Vayu Bhawan and Revati Raman, Under Secretary, Sena Bhawan said that these appointments are classified documents.

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The Defence Ministry has denied information on the appointment of Army and Air Force Chiefs, saying that they are part of classified documents, which are covered under the Official Secrets Act 1923. Activist Dr Nutan Thakur had sought under RTI documents related with appointment of the three Heads, to which U K Tiwari, Under Secretary, Vayu Bhawan and Revati Raman, Under Secretary, Sena Bhawan said that these appointments are classified documents.

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They said section 8(2) of RTI Act gives discretion to allow access to these documents if public interest outweighs harm to the protected document but in the given cases, protected interests outweigh the public interest and hence the information cannot be provided. Reply about Navy Chief has not come so far.

सेना प्रमुखों की नियुक्ति शासकीय सीक्रेट एक्ट के अधीन

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रक्षा मंत्रालय ने थल सेना तथा वायु सेना प्रमुखों की नियुक्ति से जुड़ी सूचना को शासकीय गुप्त बात अधिनियम 1923 के अधीन गोपनीय दस्तावेज़ बताते हुए उनकी सूचना देने से इंकार किया है. एक्टिविस्ट डॉ नूतन ठाकुर ने आरटीआई में तीनों सेना प्रमुखों की नियुक्ति के अभिलेख मांगे थे जिस पर यू के तिवारी, अनु सचिव, वायु भवन तथा रेवती रमण, अनु सचिव, सेना भवन ने इन्हें गोपनीय अभिलेख बताया. उन दोनों ने कहा कि आरटीआई की धारा 8(2) में लोक प्राधिकारी किसी संरक्षित अभिलेख को सार्वजनिक कर सकता है यदि उसे सार्वजनिक करने से होने वाला लोक हित संरक्षित हितों से अधिक हो, किन्तु इस मामले में संरक्षित हित लोक हित से अधिक है, अतः सूचना नहीं दी जा सकती है. जल सेना की अभी कोई सूचना नहीं मिली है.

RTI information sought : Kindly provide me the copy of all the Files, including the Notesheet and the various letters and documents exchanged between the Ministry of Defence and different offices, as regards the appointments of Heads of the Army (Generals), Heads of the Air Force (Air Chief Marshals) and Heads of the Navy (Admirals) from 01/01/2010 till the date on which the information is actually provided. 

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