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Module 08 — Section 11 — Third-party Procedure
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Section 11 third-party procedure is mandatory whenever the requested information was supplied in confidence by a third party. The PIO issues a 10-day notice; the third party may represent; total disposal timeline extends to 40 days. The Muniyappan standard makes Section 11 consultation procedurally fatal — omission vitiates the final order.
Part of the PIO / FAA CPD Course · Full curriculum.
Module 8 · ~3 hours · 12-question self-check quiz. This module covers Section 11 — Third-party Procedure and produces a reusable drafting template you can use in your own RTI workflow.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Issue a §11 notice within 5 days of the RTI
- Receive and consider the third party's 10-day representation
- Decide within 40 days with recorded balancing
- Avoid the C. Muniyappan failure pattern
Required reading
Each link below takes you to the detailed practitioner article in the RTI Wiki knowledge base. Use these as your primary text for the module.
Drafting template
§11 notice template + decision-memo pair.
Enrolled students receive the fillable Word / Google Docs version in the course dashboard.
Exercise
A request seeks the audit report of a public-sector bank's largest borrower. Walk through §11 — who is the third party, what is the timeline, what is the balancing test, what is the reasoned order?
Key citations
- §11
- C. Muniyappan v. State of TN (Madras HC, 2013)
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation v. WBIC (Calcutta HC, 2016)
Self-check quiz
- 12 multiple-choice questions, drawn from the reading above.
- Open-book. No time limit.
- You must score at least 70% to unlock the next module (quiz score contributes to the 30 CPD hours).
- Available on the course dashboard after enrolment.
Navigation
Ready to test your understanding? Take the Module 8 quiz in the course dashboard. 10 randomised questions · 70% to pass · unlimited attempts.