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Official Secrets Act, 1923

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NARSING GANPATRAO ANKUSHKARversusBALAJI PANDHARINATH THORAT AND OTHERS

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The petitioner, a police officer, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the State Information Commission that directed the Information Officer to disclose his service record to a third party who had sought the information under the RTI Act to verify the petitioner’s caste certificate. The …

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIAversusDHIRENDRA KUMAR AND ANR.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIAversusSATISH KUMAR JAIN AND ANR.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIAversusDUSHYANT VYAS AND ANR.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

SECURITIES EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIAversusBHOJ RAJ SAHU and 2 ORS

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

BMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE LTDversusCENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION and 2 ORS

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.versusCENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND 2 ORS.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.versusCENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND 2 ORS.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIAversusYOGESH BABULAL MEHTA AND 2 ORS.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE LTDversusCENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION and 2 ORS

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filed a series of writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed SEBI to obtain information from BSE and furnish it to RTI applicants. The core issue was whether, under …

STATE (NCT) OF DELHIversusRAJEEV SHARMA

2025 INSC 456Dismissed

The State of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Rajeev Sharma, who was arrested under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Section 120B of the IPC. Sharma filed multiple bail applications, all of which were dismissed, and later invoked Section …

CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONERversusHIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER.

2020 INSC 269Dismissed

The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) directed the Gujarat High Court to provide certified copies of judicial documents to a third‑party applicant under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act). The High Court, relying on Rule 151 of its own Rules, required the applicant to file an affidavit …

CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER,versusSUBHASH CHANDRA AGARWAL

2019 INSC 1233Disposed off

The respondent, Subhash Chandra Agarwal, filed three RTI applications seeking information about (1) correspondence regarding the appointment of three Supreme Court judges who superseded seniority, (2) declaration of assets by judges pursuant to a 1997 resolution, and (3) correspondence about a Union …

S. NAMBI NARAYANANversusSIBY MATHEWS & OTHERS ETC.

2018 INSC 822Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan, was arrested in 1994 on alleged espionage charges that were later found to be false by the CBI, leading to his discharge. He spent nearly fifty days in police custody, during which the Supreme Court found that the investigation by Kerala …

RESERVE BANK OF INDIAversusJAYANTILAL N. MISTRY

2015 INSC 942Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could refuse to disclose information obtained from banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the grounds of fiduciary relationship, economic interest, or commercial confidence. The Court held that RBI does not have a …

SAFI MOHD.versusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN

2013 INSC 262Dismissed

The appellant Safi Mohammad was arrested on suspicion of supplying secret information about the Indian Armed Forces to Pakistani intelligence. During a search of his railway quarter, police seized a blue diary (1982) and a hand‑drawn map (Ex.D‑3) which were deemed by the Air Force to be useful to an …

C.B.I, NEW DELHI.versusABHISHEK VERMA

2009 INSC 713Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined appeals by the CBI challenging the Delhi High Court’s grant of bail to Abhishek Verma, who was charged under Sections 3 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Sections 409/109 read with 120‑B of the IPC for allegedly receiving classified defence information via pen …

HMT LTD. AND ANR.versusMUDAPPA AND ORS.

2007 INSC 117Disposed off

The owners of a 2‑acre‑37‑guntha land (respondents) obtained a decree for possession after the watch‑factory (HMT Ltd.) had unlawfully occupied an extra 39 gunthas beyond the 1‑acre‑38‑guntha acquired in 1978. While execution of the decree was pending, HMT Ltd. requested the Karnataka Government to …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusRANBIR SINGH RATHAUR AND ORS.

2006 INSC 163Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerns several army officers who were tried by General Court Martial for espionage, some convicted and others dismissed administratively under Section 18 of the Army Act, 1950. Their writ petitions challenging the Court Martial proceedings and the administrative dismissals were dismissed …

THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusJASPAL SINGH

2003 INSC 377Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed the Delhi High Court’s acquittal of Jaspal Singh (A4) for offences under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Section 120B IPC. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had misapplied the law, especially the evidentiary value of a co‑accused’s confession and …

STATE THROUGH CBIversusDR. NARAYAN WARMAN NERUKAR AND ANR.

2002 INSC 351Appeal(s) allowed

Dr. Narayan Warman Nerukar was charged under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Section 120‑B IPC. After a prolonged trial, he invoked Section 482 of the CrPC to have the proceedings quashed on the ground of delay. The Delhi High Court quashed the case, holding that the right to …

RAKESH KUMAR JAINversusSTATE THROUGH CBI, NEW DELHI

2000 INSC 383Dismissed

A criminal complaint under Sections 5(4) read with 5(2) and 5(3) of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was filed by the Union of India through the CBI against Rakesh Kumar Jain. The appellant sought discharge under Section 245 of the CrPC, arguing that the complaint was barred by limitation because the …

K. CHANDRASEKHAR ETC.versusTHE STATE OF KERALA AND ORS.

1998 INSC 209Appeal(s) allowed

The Kerala Government, after initially consenting to CBI investigation of espionage cases under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, later withdrew that consent to allow State Police to conduct a "further investigation". The Supreme Court held that once the CBI, acting on the …

SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI, M.P. AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1997 INSC 303Disposed off

A writ petition filed by MP Dinesh Trivedi and NGOs under Article 32 sought full disclosure of the Vohra Committee Report, its supporting annexures, and the names of officials implicated, and challenged the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The Court held that the …

DR.BUDHIKOTASUBBARAOversusMR. K. PARASARAN AND ORS.

1996 INSC 873Dismissed

The petitioner, a former Indian Navy captain, was detained in 1988 on suspicion of carrying atomic and defence secrets and was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act and the Atomic Energy Act after consent from the Attorney General and authorisation from the Chief Vigilance Officer of the …

SAMA ALANA ABDULLAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

1995 INSC 739Dismissed

The appellant, Sama Alana Abdulla, was accused of passing a BSF‑prepared map of an underground water pipeline to Pakistani intelligence. During a raid, police recovered the map from his house; a surviving panch witness did not corroborate the recovery, while two police officers who were part of the …

STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusDR. BUDHIKOTA SUBHARAO

1993 INSC 89Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Maharashtra appealed against a Bombay High Court Single Judge's ex‑parte order that stayed a trial judge’s permission for Dr. Budhikot Subharao to travel abroad and awarded him Rs.25,000 compensation, alleging that the State had acted in mala fides and engaged in sharp practice. The …

D.V. KAPOORversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1990 INSC 225Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a civil servant, was transferred to New Delhi but failed to report for duty, leading to disciplinary proceedings under the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. While the proceedings were pending, he took voluntary retirement, and the government continued the enquiry under Rule 9 of …

STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusCAPTAIN BUDDHIKOTA SUBHA RAO

1989 INSC 299Appeal(s) allowed

Captain B. Subha Rao, a retired naval officer, was arrested at Bombay Airport for allegedly breaching the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. He filed a series of bail applications; Judge Puranik rejected a batch on 6 June 1989 without noting a pending application (Criminal …

STATEversusJASPAL SINGH GILL

1984 INSC 118Case Allowed

The respondents, including Jaspal Singh Gill, were charged under sections 3, 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 read with section 120‑B of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly passing classified military information to a foreign agency. While the trial was pending, Gill applied for bail before …