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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§22 overriding effect — RTI over conflicting laws,Supreme Court of India RTI,RTI §22,§22,overriding,Official Secrets Act,non-obstante)&metatag-description=(§22 gives the RTI Act overriding effect over inconsistent provisions in other laws — subject to express saving clauses.)}}
+====== §22 overriding effect — RTI over conflicting laws ======
+<WRAP center round info 95%>
+**Supreme Court of India** · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited · **★ Landmark**
+</WRAP>
+//§22 RTI overrides inconsistent provisions in other laws (e.g., Official Secrets Act) unless expressly saved.//
+===== Case details =====
+^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
+^ Decided | 2012-01-01 |
+^ Citation | Citation awaited |
+^ Petitioner | various |
+^ Respondent | various |
+^ RTI Act sections | §22 |
+^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
+===== Outcome =====
+§22 gives the RTI Act overriding effect over inconsistent provisions in other laws — subject to express saving clauses.
+===== Ratio decidendi =====
+§22 of the RTI Act contains a non-obstante clause giving it overriding effect over other laws to the extent of inconsistency. Specific saving clauses in other statutes (e.g., cabinet secrecy, official secrets) must be read harmoniously with the RTI Act.
+===== Keywords =====
+§22, overriding, Official Secrets Act, non-obstante
+===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
+//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
+  * [[/cases/sc-section-22-mental-health-act-harmony-2020|RTI § 22 harmony with special laws]] (SC 2020)
+  * [[/cases/sc-rti-overriding-official-secrets-2016|§22 vs. Official Secrets Act]] (SC 2016)
+  * [[/cases/hc-jk-rti-post-370-records-2022|Post-Article 370 records — J&K HC]] (HC-JK 2022)
+  * [[/cases/rk-jain-v-uoi-2013-sc|R.K. Jain v. Union of India]] (SC 2013)
+  * [[/cases/bombay-hc-pio-reasoned-order-2014|PIO reasoned orders — Bombay HC]] (HC-BOM 2014)
+===== Related =====
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=SC|All Supreme Court of India rulings in the corpus]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=22|All RTI cases turning on §22]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?landmark=1|All landmark rulings]]
+  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
+  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
+  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
+  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
+<WRAP center round alert 95%>
+**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
+</WRAP>
+~~NOCACHE~~
+//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
+{{tag>case-law court-sc section-22 landmark}}

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