Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Electoral rolls: book/PDF disclosure OK; machine-readable bulk format restricted due to aggregation risk.
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant / civic-tech organisation |
| Respondent | Election Commission |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Electoral rolls disclosable in book form; machine-readable format denied on privacy-scale grounds.
Electoral rolls are public records and disclosable in the polling-booth-wise book form / PDF. Bulk machine-readable formats (CSV / database dumps) are restricted due to the aggregation/profiling risks — a proportionality concern rooted in Puttaswamy.
electoral rolls, machine readable, privacy, aggregation
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