ONDC open commerce records — CIC 2024
Quick Reply: ONDC is substantially government-financed and is a §2[h] public authority. ONDC meets the Thalappalam substantial-finance test.
Central Information Commission · 2024-05-30 · CIC/DCOMM/A/2024/12345
ONDC is substantially government-financed and is a §2[h] public authority. ONDC meets the Thalappalam substantial-finance test.
ONDC meets the Thalappalam substantial-finance test.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2024-05-30 |
| Citation | CIC/DCOMM/A/2024/12345 |
| Bench | Uday Mahurkar IC |
| Petitioner | Digital Rights Forum |
| Respondent | ONDC |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
ONDC is substantially government-financed and is a §2(h) public authority.
Ratio decidendi
The Open Network for Digital Commerce, though incorporated as a Section 8 company, was seeded by 100% government-linked entity equity (DPIIT, NSE, PSU banks) and continues to be substantially financed. Under Thalappalam, it qualifies as §2(h)(d)(i) public authority. Governance records and buyer-seller protocol policies must be disclosed.
Keywords
ONDC, section 2(h), Thalappalam, substantial financing, Section 8 company
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