PIB accreditation records — CIC
Quick Reply: Own PIB accreditation file disclosable; aggregate accredited-journalist list by organisation disclosable; individual applications §8[1][j].
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own PIB accreditation file disclosable; aggregate accredited-journalist list by organisation disclosable; individual applications §8[1][j].
Own PIB file: full access. Accreditation list (aggregate): §4. Third-party applications: §8(1)(j).
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Journalist / RTI applicant |
| Respondent | Press Information Bureau |
| RTI Act sections | §7, §8 |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
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Outcome
Own PIB accreditation file disclosable; aggregate accredited-journalist list by organisation disclosable; individual applications §8(1)(j).
Ratio decidendi
A journalist's own Press Information Bureau accreditation file — application, references, background-verification outcome — is fully accessible. The aggregate list of accredited journalists by organisation and accreditation category is §4(1)(b) material. Third-party individual applications remain §8(1)(j) protected.
Keywords
PIB, accreditation, journalism, CIC
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