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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.
Right to Information at twenty
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A practitioner summary of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan assessment released on the twentieth anniversary of the Right to Information Act, 2005, with implications for applicants, officers, and Commissions.
Raj Kumar Goyal sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner; CIC
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A practitioner note on the composition of the Central Information Commission, the selection process, and the pendency position the Commission inherits.
DPDP Rules, 2025: The amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act
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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.
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