Which of the following is true ?
The RTI Act can override the Official Secrets Act
Section 22 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is an overriding clause: its provisions have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 or any other law in force.
Section 8(2) adds that a public authority may allow access to information even if it is protected under the Official Secrets Act or the Section 8(1) exemptions, when the public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm; so the RTI Act prevails over the Official Secrets Act, not the other way round.
The two laws are clearly related, since the RTI Act expressly refers to the Official Secrets Act, and journalists enjoy no exemption from the Official Secrets Act; they can be prosecuted under it like any other citizen.
Hence, The RTI Act can override the Official Secrets Act.
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.................... is a client server application that identifies each host on the internet with a unique user-friendly name.
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