By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The casualty determine of the Chinese troopers in Galwan Valley conflict two years again between the Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops and the Indian Army soldier can’t be disclosed, informed the Central Information Commission (CIC).
In its latest order, the CIC declined to permit a plea looking for to know “the casualties to the Chinese forces, if any, by brave soldiers of the country” inflicted in the course of the clashes between two forces on June 15, 2020. The CIC is the very best appellate physique underneath the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The RTI filed by applicant Akhand had additionally sought details about the casualty figures suffered by the Indian troopers in Galwan.
Galwan is among the a number of standoff factors the place the Chinese moved of their forces after a conflict between the troops of either side on May 5, 2020. The space is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.
The applicant had additionally requested for data on the rehabilitation and ex-gratia paid to the households. In addition, the RTI applicant had sought to know from the military if Indian troopers are lacking within the Galwan river valley after the conflict and its plans to rescue them.
The military refused to reveal the knowledge because it was third-party data and it can’t be shared underneath Section 8(1) (j) of the Act, which exempts from the disclosure of knowledge which is private in nature.
The military additionally cited Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act which exempts from the disclosure of knowledge which might prejudicially have an effect on the sovereignty and integrity of India, the safety, strategic, scientific or financial pursuits of the state, relation with international state or result in incitement of an offence. The data on it was additionally denied.
The applicant Akhand argued earlier than the CIC that the matter entails a bigger public curiosity and that the knowledge needs to be supplied to him.
Information Commissioner Vanaja N Sarna mentioned, “It is noted that a proper reply was given to the appellant whereby it was rightly stated that since the information is related to third parties, the information cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.”
“It was also stated that the information is sensitive in nature and cannot be provided under section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. The Commission is unable to find any flaw in the reply, hence, no relief can be given,” she mentioned.
The Indian Army had misplaced 20 Indian Army troopers within the Galwan conflict and the Chinese had acknowledged the loss of life of 5 troopers in the course of the conflict.
NEW DELHI: The casualty determine of the Chinese troopers in Galwan Valley conflict two years again between the Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops and the Indian Army soldier can’t be disclosed, informed the Central Information Commission (CIC).
In its latest order, the CIC declined to permit a plea looking for to know “the casualties to the Chinese forces, if any, by brave soldiers of the country” inflicted in the course of the clashes between two forces on June 15, 2020. The CIC is the very best appellate physique underneath the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The RTI filed by applicant Akhand had additionally sought details about the casualty figures suffered by the Indian troopers in Galwan.
Galwan is among the a number of standoff factors the place the Chinese moved of their forces after a conflict between the troops of either side on May 5, 2020. The space is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.
The applicant had additionally requested for data on the rehabilitation and ex-gratia paid to the households. In addition, the RTI applicant had sought to know from the military if Indian troopers are lacking within the Galwan river valley after the conflict and its plans to rescue them.
The military refused to reveal the knowledge because it was third-party data and it can’t be shared underneath Section 8(1) (j) of the Act, which exempts from the disclosure of knowledge which is private in nature.
The military additionally cited Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act which exempts from the disclosure of knowledge which might prejudicially have an effect on the sovereignty and integrity of India, the safety, strategic, scientific or financial pursuits of the state, relation with international state or result in incitement of an offence. The data on it was additionally denied.
The applicant Akhand argued earlier than the CIC that the matter entails a bigger public curiosity and that the knowledge needs to be supplied to him.
Information Commissioner Vanaja N Sarna mentioned, “It is noted that a proper reply was given to the appellant whereby it was rightly stated that since the information is related to third parties, the information cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.”
“It was also stated that the information is sensitive in nature and cannot be provided under section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. The Commission is unable to find any flaw in the reply, hence, no relief can be given,” she mentioned.
The Indian Army had misplaced 20 Indian Army troopers within the Galwan conflict and the Chinese had acknowledged the loss of life of 5 troopers in the course of the conflict.
