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Repeat and frivolous RTI threshold — CIC
Quick Reply: CIC declined to recognise any 'frivolous / abusive RTI' exclusion — §6[2] bars such inquiry. No statutory 'frivolous / vexatious' exception exists under RTI;.
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
CIC declined to recognise any 'frivolous / abusive RTI' exclusion — §6[2] bars such inquiry. No statutory 'frivolous / vexatious' exception exists under RTI;.
No statutory 'frivolous / vexatious' exception exists under RTI; §6(2) bars motive inquiry.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | various |
| Respondent | various |
| RTI Act sections | §6(2) |
| Outcome | Guidance / other |
Outcome
CIC declined to recognise any 'frivolous / abusive RTI' exclusion — §6(2) bars such inquiry.
Ratio decidendi
The RTI Act does not provide for refusal on the ground that the applicant's filings are 'frivolous', 'vexatious' or 'abusive'. §6(2) expressly bars inquiry into motive. The sole route to refusal is a §8 carve-out.
Keywords
frivolous, vexatious, §6(2), CIC
Similar cases in the corpus
- §6(2) no-motive rule — Madras HC (HC-MAD 2013)
- Irrelevant Information — CIC directive line (CIC 2010)
- PIO silence as deemed refusal — Bombay HC (HC-BOM 2014)
- Departmental proceedings records — CIC (CIC 2019)
- Duplicate RTI applications — CIC (CIC 2018)
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