Editor — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026

Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak is the editor of RTI Wiki. Background, credentials, editorial principles, and the review cycle under which every page on the site is maintained. RTI Wiki is a citizen-first guide with the procedure, eligibility, sample RTI format, fee structure, and Section 19 escalation if your matter is delayed.

Last reviewed: 20 April 2026

Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak is the editor of RTI Wiki. The site is an open, practitioner-ready reference on India's Right to Information Act, 2005.

Credentials and background. Public-policy research on access-to-information law since 2011. Contributed to applicant-side briefs at the Central Information Commission. Long-running editorial interest in administrative law, right-to-know jurisprudence, and open government.

Editorial focus. Legislative changes to the RTI Act and allied rules, Supreme Court and High Court decisions on access-to-information, Information Commission practice, and the interplay with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (in force 14 November 2025).

1. Current. Every page carries a “Last reviewed on” line. Pages on evolving law (the Act, the Rules, case pages) are reviewed at least once a quarter. Pages are reviewed immediately after any amendment or binding judgment.
2. Sourced. Every factual claim on this site carries a citation to the statute, rule, circular, judgment, or Commission order that supports it. Case citations use the standard form ((2013) 1 SCC 212, etc.) and link to the on-site case page or a verified reporter.
3. Usable. Every guide closes with a template, a checklist, or a specific next step. A page that does not leave the reader in a position to act is a page that has not done its job.
4. Neutral. Third-person, British-Indian spelling. The site is not a law firm. No legal advice is offered. Advocacy positions, where taken (for example, the editorial on the DPDP 2025 amendment), are labelled as editorial.
5. Transparent on mistakes. Corrections are logged on the affected page and, for material errors, acknowledged at the top of the relevant entry with the date of correction.

• Daily. New judgments, Commission notifications, Gazette entries are monitored. Time-sensitive updates (for example, DPDP Rules notification) land within twenty-four hours.
• Weekly. A rolling audit of the ten most-viewed pages against current law.
• Quarterly. A full namespace audit (act, rules, guide, important-decisions, templates).
• Annual. A complete restatement of the top-level guides.

Editorial contact and corrections: through the feedback widget at the bottom of any page, the saved-articles page (logged-in users), or by email to the publisher at [email protected].