to the purchase of Rafale jets published by the media are genuine Justice Joseph one, of the three judges on the bench, asked the government about Right to Information Act 2005, Section 22 having an overriding effect on official secrets act and section 24 of RTI which mandates even security and intelligence organisations to disclose information on corruption and human rights violations. Finally, section 8(2) compels the government to disclose information "if public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to protected interest". Right to Information Act Classified information Official Secrets Act References External links THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923 Introduction to Iftikhar Gilani's book, My Days in Prison (By the Indian editor, Siddharth Varadarajan) An article by RSF into the Iftikhar Gilani case Espionage Classified information Legislation in British India 1923 in India 1923 in law 1923 in British law