Indian Polity · Polity

Consider the following statements regarding the amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act by the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023: I. The original Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act allowed disclosure of personal information if a Public Information Officer was satisfied that larger public interest justified such disclosure. II. The amendment under the DPDP Act, 2023 removes the public interest override and prohibits the disclosure of all personal information under RTI by omitting the conditional provisions. III. The Supreme Court has referred challenges to this amendment to a Constitution Bench due to its constitutional sensitivity, including implications for press freedom and state-citizen information asymmetry. How many of the above statements are correct?