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+====== Passport Verification Report to be disclosed under RTI ======
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+**Quick Reply:** The Central Information Commission directed disclosure of a police verification report to a passport applicant under the RTI Act, 2005 — what it means for you.
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+**Practice this in 30 seconds.** Use our free **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/rti-assistant-app.html|RTI Assistant]]** — AI-driven drafting, First Appeal, Second Appeal in one place.
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+{{ :blog:passport-rti.webp?nolink&200x133 |Passport Verification Report to be disclosed under RTI — RTI Wiki}}Passport office had issued show cause notice to the complainant as an adverse report from SP Coimbatore was received during police verification. The complainant had filed RTI application seeking a certified copy of the complete police
+verification report.
+The Commission directed the **disclosure of the police verification report related to the applicant**.(({{ :blog:21.02.2017-900344_and_900297-vasantha_dorai_raj___s_doraj_raj.pdf |CIC/VS/C/2014/900344 & CIC/VS/C/2014/900297, dated 21/02/2017}}))
+Download a ready RTI format from our [[:templates:start|RTI templates]] to file for a passport verification report.
+//Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026//
+{{tag>passport cic decision}}
+~~LINKBACK~~
+===== Why this matters for citizens =====
+This blog post is part of RTI Wiki's editorial coverage of India's information-rights ecosystem under the **Right to Information Act, 2005**. We track court rulings, policy changes, RTI activist work, and citizen success stories monthly. Subscribe to the [[:newsletter-archive|monthly newsletter]] for a curated digest.
+===== Citizen action steps =====
+  - **File a free RTI** on a related issue using the [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]].
+  - **Track deadlines** with the [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/timeline-calculator-app.html|Timeline Tracker]] (Day 30 + Day 60 alerts).
+  - **If your reply is evasive**, paste it into the [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/pio-reply-checker-app.html|PIO Reply Checker]].
+  - **For voice input** in 11 Indian languages, use [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/awaaz-rti.html|AwaazRTI]].
+===== Citations and sources =====
+  * **Right to Information Act, 2005** — [[:act|full text]]
+  * **CPIO Supreme Court v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal** (2020) 5 SCC 481 — Constitution Bench
+  * **Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI** (2019) 9 SCC 199 — IC accountability
+  * **DPDP Act 2023** + DPDP Rules 2025 (in force 14 Nov 2025)
+===== Related on RTI Wiki =====
+  * [[:cases|Case-law database (300+)]]
+  * [[:important-decisions|Master directory of landmark RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:rules|State RTI rules]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/|Free RTI tools]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005]]