Partial information provided — fresh RTI for balance — CIC
Quick Reply: Where a PIO provides only partial information, the applicant may seek the balance via First Appeal — not a fresh RTI. Partial PIO reply: proper remedy is §19(1).
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Where a PIO provides only partial information, the applicant may seek the balance via First Appeal — not a fresh RTI. Partial PIO reply: proper remedy is §19(1).
Partial PIO reply: proper remedy is §19(1) appeal, not a fresh §6 application.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | PIO |
| RTI Act sections | §7, §10, §19 |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Where a PIO provides only partial information, the applicant may seek the balance via First Appeal — not a fresh RTI.
Ratio decidendi
When a PIO provides information in part and withholds the balance without invoking §8 or §10 with reasoned severance, the applicant's remedy is a First Appeal under §19(1) — not a fresh §6 application. Filing fresh RTIs for the withheld portion is procedural waste and does not reset the §7(1) clock.
Keywords
partial information, severance, §19(1), CIC
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- Duplicate RTI applications — CIC (CIC 2018)
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