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PMO records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026

PMO is §2[h]; administrative records + foreign-visit summaries disclosable; cabinet-like deliberations §8[1][i] protected.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(PMO records scope — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §2,RTI §8,PMO,§2(h),§8(1)(i),foreign visits)&metatag-description=(PMO is §2[h]; administrative records + foreign-visit summaries disclosable; cabinet-like deliberations §8[1][i] protected.)}}
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 +====== PMO records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
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 +**PMO is §2[h]; administrative records + foreign-visit summaries disclosable; cabinet-like deliberations §8[1][i] protected.**
 +
 +//PMO = §2(h); foreign-visit + admin records disclosable; deliberative content §8(1)(i) protected.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2019-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Researcher |
 +^ Respondent | Prime Minister's Office |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §2(h), §8(1)(i) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +PMO is §2(h); administrative records + foreign-visit summaries disclosable; cabinet-like deliberations §8(1)(i) protected.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +The Prime Minister's Office is a public authority under §2(h). Administrative records, recruitment, PM's foreign-visit schedules, delegation composition, and expenditure summaries are disclosable. Cabinet-level deliberation notes, strategic-advice records, and security-related internal files are protected under §8(1)(i) and §8(1)(a).
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +PMO, §2(h), §8(1)(i), foreign visits
 +
 +===== 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-minister-foreign-travel-2013|Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC]] (CIC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-foreign-confidential-2019|Foreign-government confidential communications — §8(1)(f) — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/prime-minister-relief-fund-cic-2015|PMNRF coverage under RTI — CIC ruling]] (CIC 2015)
 +  * [[/cases/rk-jain-v-uoi-2013-sc|R.K. Jain v. Union of India]] (SC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-isro-public-records-2019|ISRO non-operational records — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=2|All RTI cases turning on §2]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[: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-2 section-8}}