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CAT Principal Bench on service-record RTI — 2024
Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench Delhi · 2024-02-28 · OA 1234/2023
An officer's own service record is their information, not third-party.
Case details
| Court | Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench Delhi |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2024-02-28 |
| Citation | OA 1234/2023 |
| Bench | A, ., K, ., , M, e, h, t, a, , (, A, d, m, i, n, ), ,, , P, r, a, d, e, e, p, , K, u, m, a, r, , (, J, u, d, i, c, i, a, l, ) |
| Petitioner | R.K. Choudhury |
| Respondent | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(j), §19(1) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Service record of a transferred officer is accessible to the officer under §2(f); non-disclosure by department is procedurally bad.
Ratio decidendi
The CAT held that an officer's own personal file, ACRs and posting history constitute information about the officer under §2(f). The Department cannot deny access to the officer on §8(1)(j) grounds because the statutory exemption protects others' personal information, not the officer's own. RTI is the correct route where departmental mechanisms fail.
Keywords
CAT, service record, section 8(1)(j), ACR, own record
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