Passed in April 1923 by the Legislative Council of Great Britain , the OSA was never notified in thGazette of India. The Act becomes a law only after it is notified in the Gazette of India. Gazette notification of OSA ( India) is not available in India or UK. The OSA was amended twice, in 1951 and 1967. The amendments were notified in the ' Gazette Extraordinaire of India'. The OSA conflicts with the RTI Act. The second Administrative Reforms Commission while recommending scrapping of OSA suggested that safeguards for ‘State Security’ be included in the National Security Act (NSA) instead of the OSA. The UK replaced OSA 1923(UK) by its 1989 Act
Will the GOI ( MHA and Law ) re-write the draconian OS Act 1923 after taking into consideration the sovereignty of modern India (not the British India) and the Constitutional and statutary safeguards available to citizens of India like ‘ Freedom of Speech and Expression’, ‘Right to Information’ etc?
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