Section 22
Act to have overriding effect.
The Right to Information Act, 2005
About this Act
An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding
anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other
law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.