The legislative framework for the restraints for the enforcement of a right is used. It really does not strike us that the legislative framework provided by the British was not addressed to a society of citizens with fundamental freedoms, but a society of subjects. The Bill defines Right to Information. It sets down the procedure for applying for information. It provides for time to take a decision.
Any adverse decision is made subject to review by an appeal.
It bars jurisdiction of Courts because it has built in redressed forum. If you are a successful applicant you will have to pay a coping fee and this will evolve itself slowly into a revenue-yielding asset for the Government. There are exceptions to this freedom of information. They traverse the same field, which are traversed by the Official Secrets Act and claim of privilege by the state under the relevant provisions of the Evidence Act. The overriding character of this statute is limited to inconsistencies between this Act and other Acts.