Tripura State Information Commission · 2023-12-14 · SIC/TR/456/2023
Forest Rights Act files must be proactively disclosed.
| Court | Tripura State Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-12-14 |
| Citation | SIC/TR/456/2023 |
| Bench | B, h, a, t, t, a, c, h, a, r, j, e, e, , (, S, I, C, ) |
| Petitioner | Tripura Adivasi Sangh |
| Respondent | Forest Department |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
FRA individual-claim and community-claim files are §4(1)(b) public records.
Records under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 — Gram Sabha resolutions, Sub-Divisional and District Level Committee minutes, title issuance — are statutory public records subject to §4(1)(b) proactive disclosure. SIC directed the Forest Department to put all FRA approvals online.
Tripura, FRA, forest rights, section 4(1)(b), tribal rights
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