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Census aggregate tables § 4[1][b] disclosable; individual household record [Census Slip] absolutely confidential under Census Act §15.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Census raw data — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §4,RTI §8,Census,aggregate data,Census Act,§15,CIC)&metatag-description=(Census aggregate tables § 4[1][b] disclosable; individual household record [Census Slip] absolutely confidential under Census Act §15.)}}
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 +====== Census raw data — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//Census aggregate tables = §4 disclosable; individual Census Slip = Census Act §15 absolute confidentiality.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2024-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Researcher |
 +^ Respondent | Office of the Registrar General / Census Commissioner |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Census aggregate tables § 4(1)(b) disclosable; individual household record (Census Slip) absolutely confidential under Census Act §15.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +Census tables and aggregate data at every geographical level are public records under §4(1)(b). Individual Census Slip data (household-level enumeration records) is absolutely protected under §15 of the Census Act, 1948 — a statutory bar that coexists with and supplements the RTI Act's exemptions.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +Census, aggregate data, Census Act, §15, CIC
 +
 +===== 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/hc-assam-rti-citizens-register-2022|NRC aggregate statistics — Gauhati HC]] (HC-GAU 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-biometric-data-rti-2019|Biometric / Aadhaar records — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-rbi-moratorium-2021|RBI moratorium / loan-recast records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-vaccination-records-2022|Vaccination and Co-WIN data — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/sic-bihar-rti-jandhan-2022|Jan Dhan account opening records — Bihar SIC]] (SIC-BR 2022)
 +
 +===== Related =====
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 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=4|All RTI cases turning on §4]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
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 +  * [[: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-4 section-8}}