This commission holds that disclosure of the requested information is not permissible under the Act, 2017 in the interest of public order.
This commission also maintains that the identity of a complainant to the official against whom the complaint is lodged can only be disclosed after a certain threshold is met where it is determined that the complainant needs to come forward to prove allegations. Otherwise, citizens will find it difficult to lodge complaints against the officials in matters pertaining to public accountability of officials. Furthermore, the disclosure of the identity of the complainant to the official is likely to cause harm to the public order and thus, not in public interest.