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.
State Information Commissions — the 2026 vacancies crisis
Quick Reply: SIC vacancies are at 50%+ in 2026 — second appeal backlogs balloon. State-by-state snapshot and what citizens can do meanwhile.
The Right to Information Act lives or dies at the Information Commission. In 2026, most state commissions are running at half-strength or worse. Here is the picture.
RTI vs Citizens' Charters — which is faster?
Quick Reply: Citizen charters promise service delivery in days; RTI is 30 days. Which gets you actual action faster? A practical comparison.
Two parallel tools for the frustrated citizen: Citizens' Charter (ministry-specific service-delivery promise) and RTI Act §6 application (30-day information).
Judicial RTI — what courts must give citizens in 2026
Quick Reply: RTI on judicial records — what is and isn't disclosable. The Gandaiah-Bandopadhyay-CJI 2019 trilogy and where the line sits in 2026.
The Supreme Court's position on RTI to itself has evolved through three landmark rulings. Here's where it stands today.