Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has refused to make public the report of the preliminary inquiry conducted by three professors into the controversial event of February 9, which led to the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and two other students.
The university cited exemption clauses of Section 8(1)(g) and 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act saying that “the matter of incidents that took place on February 9, 2016 and subsequent developments relating thereto are under investigation at the university level.”
While section 8(1)(h) exempts information disclosure which can impede an ongoing inquiry, 8(1)(g) is against disclosure which could endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes.
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The university, while refusing the information to activist Paras Nath Singh, did not give reasons as to how disclosure would impede the investigation, which is mandatory after a landmark order of the Delhi High Court by Justice Ravindra Bhat.
— PTI