Polity & Governance
The Hindu — Editorial · 13 OctConsider the following pairs, each matching a statutory provision with its principal effect under Indian law:
Pairs
- Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (original provision) — Exempts personal information from mandatory disclosure, but includes a 'public interest override' allowing a Public Information Officer to permit disclosure if the larger public interest justifies it
- Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — Amends Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act by removing the public interest override and imposing a blanket prohibition on disclosing any information relating to personal information
- Section 7 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — Prohibits the state from processing a citizen's personal data unless prior consent has been obtained from the data principal
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?