EXEMPTIONS UNDER RTI ACT- A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors: ALEENA MARIA MONCY, Student of Christ (Deemed to be University)

Best Citation – ALEENA MARIA MONCY, EXEMPTIONS UNDER RTI ACT- A COMPARATIVE STUDY Indian Journal of Legal Review (IJLR), 3 (1) of 2023, Pg. 199-204, ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

Fundamental rights have been developed considering the existing natural rights to ensure that people can enjoy certain rights and freedoms for carrying out different functions. The right to freedom of speech and expression made available to citizens of India is one of the important rights provided to people which also includes the right to obtain different kinds of information and express your views and opinion on the same. The right to information has been discussed in this legal provision mentioned in the Constitution of India which was further made clear through the enactment of the Right to Information Act in 2005. It provided a complete mechanism for the fulfilment of functions concerning important information and data in different domains. In this paper, the researcher focuses on the right to information legislation in different countries like UK and Mexico compared with the provisions in India along with the exemptions concerning the same. The researcher has analyzed the constitutional provisions and the provisions mentioned under the Right to Information Act, 2005 to understand how the right is made available to the citizens in India. The Freedom of Information Act in the UK and Mexico are analyzed and compared with that of India to deal with the different aspects of the right to information. The right to access different kinds of information from public authorities is also discussed by the researcher in this paper where the provisions for the same in different countries are referred to.