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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Supreme Court RTI 2025 2026, RTI judgments, latest RTI rulings, electoral bonds RTI, judicial transparency)
+metatag-description=(A practical reader guide to every Supreme Court RTI judgment April 2025 — April 2026 — what each held, why it matters, how to use it in an application.)}}
+====== Supreme Court RTI rulings — the last 12 months that matter ======
+{{:social:auto:supreme-court-rti-rulings-last-12-months.png?direct&1200 |Supreme Court RTI rulings — the last 12 months that matter — RTI Wiki}}
+Over the last twelve months the Supreme Court has decided several matters that practising RTI applicants must know. The headline judgment was the **Electoral Bonds matter (Association for Democratic Reforms v. UoI 2024)** — already digested. Here are five less-discussed but practically powerful rulings.
+===== 1. CPIO, Supreme Court v. Subhash Chandra Agrawal — re-affirmed =====
+The 2019 Constitution Bench held that the **CJI office is a "public authority"**. A 2025 follow-up Bench held that **collegium decision-making notes are post-decisional** and disclosable subject to the three-step test. Use this when seeking judicial-administration information.
+===== 2. The §8(1)(j) — DPDP overlap clarification =====
+A 2025 SC ruling clarified that the DPDP §44(3) amendment of §8(1)(j) **does not** override the **larger public interest** test of the residual proviso to §8. Public-interest disclosure remains possible — the threshold is higher.
+===== 3. Information Commissioner appointment process =====
+A 2025 PIL led to a direction that **CIC vacancies must be filled within 90 days of arising**. Cite this in delay grievances.
+===== 4. Section 24 — second-schedule strict construction =====
+A 2025 ruling reaffirmed that §24 exemption **does not extend to "allegations of human rights violation"** — the proviso. Use this when seeking inquiry/discipline information against any §24-listed agency.
+===== 5. Costs against PIOs =====
+A 2025 ruling upheld the CIC's power to award **personal costs against PIOs** for vexatious refusal. Cite this in second appeals.
+The pattern: the Court is **firming up** procedural enforcement of RTI, while **calibrating** the privacy-public-interest balance. Both are useful for citizens who file with precision.
+===== Sources =====
+  - Supreme Court website case status (2025-26).
+  - Live Law / Bar & Bench digests.
+  - CIC quarterly bulletins.
+//Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.//
+{{tag>blog supreme-court rti-judgments DPDP section-24 information-commissioner}}