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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Aadhaar-seeding records — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §7,RTI §8,Aadhaar seeding,CIC,§8(1)(j),welfare)&metatag-description=(Own Aadhaar-seeding status in a welfare scheme is disclosable to the account holder; third-party seeding data protected.)}}
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 +====== Aadhaar-seeding records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
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 +**Own Aadhaar-seeding status in a welfare scheme is disclosable to the account holder; third-party seeding data protected.**
 +
 +//Own Aadhaar-seeding status accessible to data subject; third-party §8(1)(j) + Aadhaar Act absolute.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Welfare-scheme beneficiary |
 +^ Respondent | Scheme-implementing authority |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(j) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Own Aadhaar-seeding status in a welfare scheme is disclosable to the account holder; third-party seeding data protected.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +A welfare-scheme beneficiary is entitled to know his/her own Aadhaar-seeding status in that scheme's database. Third-party seeding data and the Aadhaar number itself remain absolutely protected under §8(1)(j) read with §§28, 33 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the DPDP Act, 2023.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +Aadhaar seeding, CIC, §8(1)(j), welfare
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-uidai-own-aadhaar-2022|UIDAI own-Aadhaar access — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-biometric-data-rti-2019|Biometric / Aadhaar records — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-ap-rti-welfare-pension-2022|YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC]] (HC-AP 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-lic-policy-records-2021|LIC policy-holder records — CIC]] (CIC 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-sbi-depositor-2021|Bank depositor's own account records — CIC]] (CIC 2021)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=7|All RTI cases turning on §7]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
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 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-7 section-8}}