In Brief
A police officer facing corruption charges sought information about the decision-making process behind the prosecution sanction. The State claimed the Special Police Establishment (SPE), a Lokayukt anti-corruption unit, was exempt from disclosure rules. The Supreme Court held that the SPE cannot qualify as an "intelligence and security organisation" under the Right to Information Act merely because it investigates corruption. The Court struck down the state notification that blanked out such requests, ruling that once investigation concludes, administrative records about prosecution sanctions must be disclosed unless specific harm is demonstrated. Transparency in state sanction procedures was reinforced.
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