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Medical records of deceased relative — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
Next-of-kin may access deceased's medical records subject to §8(2) balancing; §8(1)(j) narrowly applied.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2018-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Relative of deceased patient |
| Respondent | Government Hospital |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(j) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Medical records of a deceased relative disclosable to next-of-kin subject to §8(2) public-interest balancing.
Ratio decidendi
Medical records of a deceased person are not absolutely protected under §8(1)(j). Next-of-kin may access them subject to public-interest balancing under §8(2). Post-DPDP 2025, the framework retains the balancing test through §8(2).
Keywords
medical records, deceased, next-of-kin, §8(1)(j), §8(2), CIC
This case cites
- Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC (SC 2012)
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