Third Party Information
Section 11, RTI Act 2005
A “third party” is a person or body other than you whose information is involved in your RTI request. Section 11 requires the PIO to give that third party a chance to object before disclosing information they supplied or that relates to them and was treated as confidential.
Under Section 11, when your RTI seeks information that relates to or was supplied by a third party and that party has treated it as confidential, the PIO must follow a special procedure before deciding.
The PIO gives the third party written notice within 5 days; the third party then has 10 days to make a representation against disclosure. The PIO weighs this against the public interest and decides — and even where an exemption applies, disclosure can be allowed if the public interest outweighs any harm. The third party also has a right to appeal the decision.
Key points
- A third party is anyone other than you whose information is at stake.
- Section 11 notice goes to the third party within 5 days.
- They have 10 days to object before the PIO decides.
- Public interest can still outweigh a third party's objection.
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This is a plain-English summary of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for general understanding — educational, not legal advice. For a specific case, the exact wording of the Act and your facts matter.
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