EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE :

Certain categories of information have been exempted from disclosure under the Act. These are:

(i) Where disclosure prejudicially affects the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence;

(ii) Information which has been expressly forbidden by any court or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;

(iii) Where disclosure would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;

(iv) Information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, where disclosure would harm competitive position of a third party, or available to a person in his fiduciary relationship, unless larger public interest so warrants;

(v) Information received in confidence from a foreign government;

(vi) Information the disclosure of which endangers life or physical safety of any person or identifies confidential source of information or assistance;

(vii) Information that would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;

(viii) Cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers:

Provided that the decisions of Council of Ministers, the reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were taken shall be made public after the decision has been taken, and the matter is complete, or over:

Provided further that those matters which come under the exemptions specified in this section shall not be disclosed;

Personal information which would cause invasion of the privacy unless larger public interest justifies it. (Section 8)