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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rti case law, cic decisions, rti case database, supreme court rti, high court rti, sic decisions)
 +metatag-description=(Master pillar for RTI case-law: 300+ indexed CIC, State Information Commission, High Court and Supreme Court decisions with section, year, principle.)}}
 +
 +====== RTI case-law database — 300+ CIC, IC and judicial decisions (2026) ======
 +
 +
 +<WRAP info>**The lead.** RTI law has been shaped by 19 years of CIC, SIC and judicial interpretation. RTI Wiki indexes 300+ key decisions with citation, year, section, and core principle. Searchable, citable, and free.</WRAP>
 +
 +===== Open the database =====
 +[[:case-database-pillar|📚 Search 300+ RTI decisions]] — filter by case name, citation, year, section invoked, or principle text.
 +
 +===== Foundational Supreme Court rulings =====
 +  * **Aditya Bandopadhyay v. CBSE (2011) 8 SCC 497** — answer scripts are "information"
 +  * **Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC (2013) 1 SCC 212** — service records = personal information
 +  * **R.K. Jain v. UoI (2013) 8 SCC 1** — file notings disclosable post-decision
 +  * **RBI v. Jayantilal Mistry (2016) 3 SCC 525** — RBI inspection reports disclosable
 +  * **CPIO Supreme Court v. Subhash Chandra Agrawal (2020) 5 SCC 481** — CJI office is a public authority
 +  * **Khanapuram Gandaiah v. Govt of AP (2010) 2 SCC 1** — judicial reasoning not "information"
 +  * **ICAI v. Shaunak Satya (2011) 8 SCC 781** — examiner identity protected
 +  * **Thalappalam Service Coop Bank v. State of Kerala (2013) 16 SCC 82** — substantial-finance test for cooperatives
 +  * **Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI (2019) 4 SCC 297** — IC vacancies must be filled in 90 days
 +  * **ADR v. UoI (2024)** — Electoral Bonds struck down; voter right-to-know
 +
 +===== Cluster by section invoked =====
 +  * **§2(f) what is information** — Bandopadhyay; CBSE v. Praveen Hosur (Kar HC 2009)
 +  * **§2(h) public authority** — Thalappalam; BCCI cases; Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. INC (CIC 2013)
 +  * **§4 suo motu** — Manohar v. Maharashtra Lokayukta; Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. CPIO PMO (Del HC 2010)
 +  * **§7 timeline** — P.K. Misra v. CIC (2017); CIC §7 orders 2024-25
 +  * **§8(1)(d) commercial** — Tata Cellular; PIO TRAI v. Reliance (Del HC 2014)
 +  * **§8(1)(e) fiduciary** — ICAI v. Shaunak Satya; UPSC v. Angesh Kumar (2018)
 +  * **§8(1)(g) safety** — Bihar PSC v. Rizwi (2012)
 +  * **§8(1)(h) investigation** — Jiju Lukose v. Kerala (2014); Manvendra Pratap Singh (CIC 2018)
 +  * **§8(1)(j) personal** — Deshpande; Vijay Prakash v. UoI (Del HC 2010); pre/post DPDP §44(3)
 +  * **§19 appeals** — Bhagat Singh v. CIC (Del HC 2007) — speaking order requirement
 +  * **§20 penalty** — CIC §20 orders 2024-25 (612 penalties in 2025)
 +  * **§24 exempt agencies** — Common Cause v. UoI (2017) 11 SCC 731
 +
 +===== Recent CIC trend (2025-26) =====
 +  * [[:blog:10-best-cic-decisions-of-2025|10 best CIC decisions of 2025]]
 +  * [[:blog:supreme-court-rti-rulings-last-12-months|Last 12 months of SC rulings]]
 +  * [[:blog:dpdp-act-impact-on-rti-section-8-1-j|DPDP §44(3) rewrites §8(1)(j)]]
 +
 +===== How to cite cases in your appeal =====
 +The standard format: //Case name// (Year) Volume Reporter Page (e.g., //R.K. Jain v. UoI// (2013) 8 SCC 1). For CIC orders use the CIC reference number. Quote the exact paragraph or paraphrase the principle. See [[:pio-citing-case-law|how to cite case-law in PIO replies]].
 +
 +===== CSV download =====
 +[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/static/data/csv/rti-case-database.csv|⬇ rti-case-database.csv]] — 300 rows, 7 columns. CC-BY 4.0.
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 SC rulings every PIO must know]]
 +  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|HC rulings cluster]]
 +  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
 +  * [[:rti-act-2005-complete-guide|RTI Act guide]]
 +
 +
 +{{{{tag>case-law cic-decisions pillar master-guide}}}}
 +
 +
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 5 May 2026 — RTI Wiki editorial team.//
 +
 +====== All case-law digests and judicial-ruling indexes ======
 +
 +Curated digests of landmark CIC, IC, High Court and Supreme Court rulings on RTI. Use these when you need to cite precedent in an appeal.
 +
 +* [[:bombay-hc-rti-rulings|Bombay High Court — Landmark RTI Rulings]]
 +  * [[:calcutta-hc-rti-rulings|Calcutta High Court — Landmark RTI Rulings]]
 +  * [[:historical-cic-orders|Historical CIC Orders — A Chronological Archive]]
 +  * [[:ministry-transparency-rank|How Transparent Are India's Ministry Websites? Section 4(1)(b)]]
 +  * [[:karnataka-hc-rti-rulings|Karnataka High Court — Landmark RTI Rulings]]
 +  * [[:kerala-hc-rti-rulings|Kerala High Court — Landmark RTI Rulings]]
 +  * [[:landmark-rti-cases|Landmark RTI Cases — Top 25 must-know rulings (2026)]]
 +  * [[:landmark-rulings-2021-2026|Landmark RTI Rulings, 2021 to 2026]]
 +  * [[:madras-hc-rti-rulings|Madras High Court — Landmark RTI Rulings]]
 +  * [[:cic-orders-weekly|⚖ CIC + SIC orders — weekly digest]]
 +
 +{{tag>case database pillar pillar 2026}}
 +
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