Which Section of the RTI Act, 2005 deals with the protection for work

Which Section of the RTI Act, 2005 deals with the protection for work done in good faith ?

Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
Section 24
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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2021-22
The correct answer is A) Section 21.
Section 21 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 provides protection for action taken in good faith. It states that no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder.
– Section 22 states that the provisions of the RTI Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 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.
– Section 23 bars courts from entertaining any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order made under the Act and no such order shall be called in question otherwise than by way of an appeal under this Act.
– Section 24 exempts certain intelligence and security organisations from the purview of the Act, although information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations is not excluded.
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