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Duplicate RTI applications — CIC

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 +====== Duplicate RTI applications — CIC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//Identical repeat RTIs: PIO may point to prior reply. New / materially different queries = fresh disposal required.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2018-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Repeat applicants |
 +^ Respondent | PIOs |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §6, §7 |
 +^ Outcome | Guidance / other |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Identical RTIs filed at short intervals may be clubbed and responded to once; new queries require fresh disposal.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +Where an applicant files substantially identical RTIs within a short window, the PIO may refer to the earlier reply — not a fresh response. New questions or materially changed circumstances require fresh disposal under §7(1). §6(2) motive-inquiry is still barred; this is an efficiency rule, not a motive test.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +duplicate RTI, repeat applications, 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/cic-rti-partial-information-earlier-2020|Partial information provided — fresh RTI for balance — CIC]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/madras-hc-rti-section-6-2-motive-2013|§6(2) no-motive rule — Madras HC]] (HC-MAD 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/suo-motu-disclosure-rejection-of-rti-cic|Repeat-information rejection — CIC guidance line]] (CIC 2012)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/irrelevant-information|Irrelevant Information — CIC directive line]] (CIC 2010)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-vacancies-anjali-bhardwaj-follow-up-2023|Information Commission vacancies — 2023 follow-up]] (SC 2023)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=6|All RTI cases turning on §6]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=7|All RTI cases turning on §7]]
 +  * [[: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>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-6 section-7}}