Is service book a government record?
20 Feb, 2025Ref: Dissenting view about disclosure of the service book under the RTI Act
http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/dissenting-view-about-disclosure-service-book-unde
Comment:
Service Book is not a government record and is not covered under Section 11(1) Where a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose any information or record, or part thereof on a request made under this Act, which relates to or has been supplied by a third party and has been treated as confidential by that third party, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall, within five days from the receipt of the request, give a written notice to such third party of the request and of the fact that the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose the information or record, or part thereof, and invite the third party to make a submission in writing or orally, regarding whether the information should be disclosed, and such submission of the third party shall be kept in view while taking a decision about disclosure of information: of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Name: AJIT SHIVAJI MORE
Email id: ajitmore9090@gmail.com
Service Book is covered under the definition of the term “Information” as per the RTI Act, 2005.
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