New Delhi, September 15: The Organising Committee has refused to make public its documents of controversial contract with companies supplying overlays worth over Rs 630 crore for the Commonwealth Games.
The organising committee said disclosure of these documents would compromise commercial interests as the contracts are underway.
Replying to an RTI application, Organising Committee said, “The contracts are underway and copies cannot be provided at this stage.”
The contracts with overlays supplying firms generated huge controversy about alleged irregularities in the deals. It was alleged in some reports that overlays have been procured at a much higher prices than market rates.
The Committee, however, cited section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act which exempts from disclosure the information which includes “commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm competitive position of a third party.”
The application was filed by activist S C Agrawal.
–Agencies