Restriction on access to public records

Restriction on access to public records.—

1. (1) Public records pertaining to the Cabinet including Council of Ministers, Secret notes and correspondence and other documents the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of State Legislature or tend to constitute an offence or would be injurious to public order or cause grave damage to the sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State and scientific and strategic interest of the State shall not be accessible to any person.
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any public record which is more than thirty years old and which after such scrutiny as the Government may deem reasonable, is transferred to the Archives may be accessed by any person.