Central Information commission denied RTI plea of Navy War room Leak Abused.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed the plea of navy warroom leak case accused and sacked commander Vijender Rana who had alleged that the navy was not disclosing information related to an inquiry conducted against him.

Chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah, who had held a special hearing on his plea in Tihar Jail on July 16, examined naval records and found that the information sought by Rana had already been provided to him.

Rana had demanded to know whether he had been charged with treason or with contravention of commercial law. In this context, he had also submitted a memorandum to the Delhi Police commissioner, complaining that he had been severely tortured and therefore, the question of human rights was at issue.

Dismissing the plea that he had been a victim of human rights violation, the CIC refused to direct the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to disclose charges made against him.

"Simply asking what charges have been made against him is not an allegation of human rights violation. Therefore, Rana's complaint is unsustainable and is dismissed," Habibullah said while pointing out that IB was exempted from sharing the information under RTI.
Src: Times of India