4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of the Official Secrets
Act, 1923, any public servant or any other person including any non-governmental
organisation, may make a public interest disclosure before the Competent Authority.
(2) Any disclosure made under this Act shall be treated as public interest disclosure
for the purposes of this Act and shall be made before the Competent Authority and the
complaint making the disclosure shall, on behalf of the Competent Authority, be received by
such authority as may be specified by regulations made by the Competent Authority.
(3) Every disclosure shall be made in good faith and the person making disclosure
shall make a personal declaration stating that he reasonably believes that the information
disclosed by him and allegation contained therein is substantially true.
(4) Every disclosure shall be made in writing or by electronic mail or electronic mail
message in accordance with the procedure as may be prescribed and contain full particulars
and be accompanied by supporting documents, or other materials, if any.
(5) The Competent Authority may, if it deems fit, call for further information or
particulars from the person making the disclosure.
(6) No action shall be taken on public interest disclosure by the Competent Authority
if the disclosure does not indicate the identity of the complainant or public servant making
public interest disclosure or the identity of the complainant or public servant is found incorrect
or false.