The decision concerns the state department responsible for public order and related government functions. The exemption means the normal request process under the 2005 law no longer applies to this department in the same way.
The RTI Act itself remains in force. Section 24(4) allows a state government, through an Official Gazette notification, to specify certain intelligence and security organisations established by the state as exempt. The law preserves access to information about allegations of corruption and human-rights violations, and requires the notification to be laid before the state legislature.
That distinction matters: an exemption for one department does not repeal India’s wider system for seeking information from public authorities. For requests concerning alleged human-rights violations, Section 24 sets out a separate process involving the State Information Commission and a response period of up to 45 days.