Right to Information Wiki Blog
Quick Reply: RTI Wiki blog — analysis, case-law summaries, and citizen guides on Right to Information Act 2005.
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10 Supreme Court Rulings Every PIO and FAA Must Know
Quick Reply: Ten Supreme Court rulings every PIO and First Appellate Authority must know — from Aditya Bandopadhyay to Puttaswamy to the 2024 Electoral Bonds decision.
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Ten Supreme Court decisions anchor the working PIO's daily toolkit — from Aditya Bandopadhyay's narrowing of the Section 8(1)(e) fiduciary exemption to the 2024 Electoral Bonds judgment's reaffirmation of the citizen's right to know political funding. A PIO or FAA who can cite these from memory drafts a reasoned order that survives First Appeal and the Commission. Each ruling below carries its citation, the Section it turns on, and the practical drafting takeaway.
RTI fee rationalisation — the debate and where 2026 stands
Quick Reply: DoPT proposed Rs 50 fee in 2024; deferred after backlash. The debate, the data, and what citizens should expect in 2026.
Currently: Rs. 10 application fee + Rs. 2/page. DoPT's 2024 OM proposed Rs. 50 + Rs. 20/page, citing inflation and processing costs.
Medical colleges must list excess admissions — CIC
Quick Reply: The Commission held that it is in public interest and in the interest of thousands of meritorious students that the Central Government and the MCI should…
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The Commission held that it is in public interest and in the interest of thousands of meritorious students that the Central Government and the MCI should direct the Medical colleges to furnish the list of students admitted in excess of admission capacity for every academic session to the MCI and then take immediate appropriate action as laid down in section 8&9of the Medical Council of India (CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS ADMITTED IN EXCESS OF ADMISSION CAPACITY OF MEDICAL COLLEGES) REGULATIONS, 1997 ( CIC/YA/C/2015/900420, dated 1/4/2016)
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