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Latest RTI decision notes
- 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.
10 best CIC decisions of 2025 — applicant-side wins worth citing
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.
Why RTI rejections rose 30% in 2025
The CIC Annual Report 2024-25 shows rejection rates jumped from 3.3% (FY23) to 4.4% (FY25) — a 33% relative rise. The top reasons:
What changed in the RTI Act — citizen-friendly read of 2025-26
The RTI Act 2005 has had two significant statutory shifts since 2023, plus a flurry of administrative circulars. Here is the citizen view.
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