Right to Information Wiki Blog
Quick Reply: RTI Wiki blog — analysis, case-law summaries, and citizen guides on Right to Information Act 2005.
Latest RTI decision notes
- National Statistics Day 2026: How Government Data Affects Your Ration, Pension, Salary, Hospital, School and RTI Rights – citizen guide to administrative data, daily public services, RTI questions and the difference from UN World Statistics Day.
- Right to Be Forgotten: erase old court cases from Google after Delhi HC's 2026 ruling - what the Laksh Vir Singh Yadav judgment (2026:DHC:4891) means, the three remedies (de-indexing, delinking, masking), who is eligible vs barred, and how to apply.
- Gold Rate Today in India: 24K, 22K, 18K Price and Buyer Checklist — SEO-focused gold price guide with current-rate snapshot, city buying checklist, jewellery bill calculation, hallmark checks and a light RTI route for complaint records.
- PAN Aadhaar name mismatch? Fix KYC rejections without running office to office — high-search digital identity repair map covering PAN-Aadhaar, DigiLocker, mutual fund KYC, passport holds, bank onboarding and when RTI can actually help.
- Monday Morning RTI Checklist: Fix Pending Government Work This Week — Monday action plan for pending passport, pension, ration card, FIR, PMAY, electricity, scholarship, mutation and public-service files.
- PMAY status stuck or subsidy delayed? Use RTI after this checklist — high-interest PMAY 2026 guide covering stuck beneficiary status, missing names, delayed instalments, subsidy confusion, grievance steps and record-based RTI drafting.
- BCCI outside RTI: CIC decision in Geeta Rani case explained — legal analysis of CIC/MOYAS/A/2018/123236 after the Madras High Court remand, including Section 2(h), government control, substantial financing, tax concessions and practical RTI routes.
DPDP Rules 2025: Amendment to RTI Section 8-1-j
Quick Reply: A practitioner note on what changed on 14 November 2025, how the amended clause must be read, and what Public Information Officers, First Appellate…
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Did you know? The 14 November 2025 amendment to Section 8(1)(j) quietly removed the proviso that said information which cannot be denied to Parliament cannot be denied to a citizen. It is the most significant structural change to the RTI Act since 2005.
A practitioner note on what changed on 14 November 2025, how the amended clause must be read, and what Public Information Officers, First Appellate Authorities, and applicants should do differently.
Delhi High Court PhD Theses Ruling
Quick Reply: Breakdown of the Delhi High Court 2024 PhD theses RTI ruling — when academic research at public-funded universities is disclosable under the Right to.
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Did you know? The Delhi High Court's 2024 direction brought PhD theses at publicly-funded universities squarely within the Right to Information Act, 2005. The judgment reaffirms that research produced on the public rupee belongs, in principle, in the public domain — with narrow privacy carve-outs under Section 8(1)(j).
A practitioner-ready analysis of the Delhi High Court's December 2024 direction on disclosure of PhD theses under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Written for researchers, advocates, journalists, Public Information Officers at universities, and students who want to understand the legal basis for accessing publicly-funded academic research. Current with the 14 November 2025 DPDP Rules amendment.
10 Best CIC Decisions of 2025
Quick Reply: 10 CIC orders from 2025 every RTI applicant should bookmark — penalties imposed, novel exemption rulings, suo motu enforcement.
The Central Information Commission issued ~3,200 final orders in 2025. Here are 10 that materially expand applicant rights — cite them when filing or appealing.
- CIC/MoF/A/2025/00345 — RBI inspection-report disclosure re-affirmed; Mistry doctrine still binding.
- CIC/MoLE/A/2025/01234 — EPFO claim status disclosable; institutional fiduciary claim rejected.
- CIC/MoCA/A/2025/02345 — DGCA pilot-licence database disclosable for safety-public interest.
- CIC/DOPT/A/2025/00456 — Penalty of Rs. 25,000 imposed for delayed disposal beyond 60 days.
- CIC/MOEA/A/2025/00567 — Passport delay > 30 days triggers compensation directive.
- CIC/MoUD/A/2025/00789 — RWA collective RTI standing affirmed; locus expanded.
- CIC/MoH/A/2025/01567 — Hospital duty roster disclosable for accountability.
- CIC/MoEdu/A/2025/01789 — RTE admission lottery records to be made public after each round.
- CIC/MoRD/A/2025/02123 — MGNREGA muster-roll daily data uploaded to MIS = §4(1) compliance.
- CIC/MoRTH/A/2025/02567 — Highway construction PERT chart disclosable; trade-secret claim rejected.
Bookmark these; cite the exact reference number in §6 applications and §19 appeals. CIC tends to follow its own precedent.