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Under Section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act, 2005, Cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers are exempt from disclosure. The PROVISO to Section 8, however, provides that:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The Lesson 16 paragraph on Section 8 reproduces the proviso to Section 8(1)(i) verbatim.
2. Post-decision material — the decision, the reasons, and the material on the basis of which it was taken — becomes disclosable.
3. The proviso further clarifies that matters which come under Section 8 exemptions remain undisclosed even after the decision.
4. Personal information whose disclosure would invade privacy is also protected unless larger public interest justifies the disclosure.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 16: Right to Information Act, 2005, pp. 391-405._
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