it is necessary to carefully explain the reasons of how any of the exemptions apply
Reasons for Claiming Exemptions
G.S. Gangadharappa vs. Senior Personnel Officer & PIO, Rail Wheel Factory, Ministry of Railways, Decision NO. CIC / SG / A / 2009 / 000889 / 3615, dated 08.06.2009.
Since Right to Information is a fundamental right of Citizens, where denial has to be only on the basis of the exemptions under Section 8(1), it is necessary to carefully explain the reasons of how any of the exemptions apply, when a PIO wishes to deny information on the basis of the exemptions. Merely quoting the Subsection of Section 8 is not adequate. Giving information is the rule and denial the exception.
In the absence of any reasoning, the exemption under Section 8(1) is held to have been applied without any basis