"माहिती अधिकाराचा कायदा आणि शासकीय गुपिते अधिनियम" या दोन्ही कायद्यांच्या संदर्भात पुढील विधानांचा विचार करा.
(a) वरील दोन्ही कायद्यात परस्परविरोधी तरतुदी आढळल्यास "माहिती अधिकार कायद्याच्या" तरतुदी लागू होतील.
(b) दोन्ही कायद्यांच्या अंतर्गत "हेरगिरी" करणे आणि हेराला आसरा देणे या गुन्ह्यांसाठी शिक्षेची तरतूद आहे.
योग्य उत्तर निवडा :
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option A ((a) is correct (b) is wrong).

Key Points:
• Relationship between RTI Act, 2005 and Official Secrets Act, 1923 (OSA):
• Statement (a) is CORRECT: Section 22 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 contains an explicit non-obstante clause: *"The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and any other law..."*. In case of conflict, the RTI Act overrides the OSA.
• Statement (b) is WRONG: Provisions for penalizing 'spying' (Section 3) and harbouring spies (Section 4) exist exclusively under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The Right to Information Act is a transparency and disclosure statute; it contains no provisions for punishing spying.
• Therefore, statement (a) is correct and statement (b) is wrong.
• Key Takeaway: Under Section 22, the RTI Act overrides the Official Secrets Act; spying offences are punishable only under the Official Secrets Act 1923.