Kashmir Life: Srinagar: Tuesday, 21St October
2025.
In its reply to an
application filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Assembly
Secretariat cited Section 8(1)(c) of the transparency law to deny details of
the questions disallowed by the Speaker during the budget session held in
March–April this year.
“The information sought comes under the exemption clause in terms of Section 8(1)(c) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, which applies to the non-disclosure of information whose disclosure would breach the privilege of Parliament or State Legislature,” the Assembly Secretariat stated in its response.
It further explained that the exemption is intended to shield the Assembly’s proceedings from external interference.
“This exemption ensures that the Legislature can conduct its proceedings without external interference by preventing the disclosure of information protected by legislative privilege,” said the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Assembly Secretariat, citing inputs from the Question Branch.
The application was filed by Syed Adil, an activist from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. He had sought details of the questions that were disallowed, along with the names of the MLAs who had submitted them and the reasons for their disallowance. (KNO)
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“The information sought comes under the exemption clause in terms of Section 8(1)(c) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, which applies to the non-disclosure of information whose disclosure would breach the privilege of Parliament or State Legislature,” the Assembly Secretariat stated in its response.
It further explained that the exemption is intended to shield the Assembly’s proceedings from external interference.
“This exemption ensures that the Legislature can conduct its proceedings without external interference by preventing the disclosure of information protected by legislative privilege,” said the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Assembly Secretariat, citing inputs from the Question Branch.
The application was filed by Syed Adil, an activist from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. He had sought details of the questions that were disallowed, along with the names of the MLAs who had submitted them and the reasons for their disallowance. (KNO)
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