Trade-body interactions with government — CIC
Quick Reply: Ministry meetings with trade bodies [CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM] — meeting minutes and consultation records — are §4 material.
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Government-trade-body consultations (CII/FICCI meetings): §4(1)(b) disclosure of minutes + consultation records.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Researcher |
| Respondent | Ministry of Commerce |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
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Outcome
Ministry meetings with trade bodies (CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM) — meeting minutes and consultation records — are §4 material.
Ratio decidendi
Records of government consultations with trade bodies — Confederation of Indian Industry, FICCI, ASSOCHAM — are records of the public authority's functioning. §4(1)(b)(iii) and (iv) require proactive disclosure of meeting minutes, policy-consultation records, and industry-representation memoranda.
Keywords
CII, FICCI, consultation, §4
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