law: The Right to Information Act, 2005
  Short Titles:-
  Whereas the
  
  Constitution of India has established democratic Republic;
  And whereas democracy
  
  requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital
  
  to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and
  
  their instrumentalities accountable to the governed;
  And whereas
  
  revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other
  
  public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use
  
  of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of
  
  sensitive information;
  And whereas it is
  
  necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the
  
  paramountcy of the democratic ideal;
  Now, therefore, it is
  
  expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire
  
  to have it.
  Be it enacted by
  
  Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-