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Oil ministry refuses to disclose CAG’s observations on KG-D6
27 Dec, 2011
Citing the section 8(1)(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature; of the RTI Act, the Oil Ministry said the to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) findings on alleged irregularities in Reliance Industries’ flagging KG-D6 gas block is being examined by the Public Accounts Committee and disclosure of the ministry’s response/action taken would be a breach of privilege of Parliament.