School transfer certificate records — CIC
Quick Reply: Aided school's transfer-certificate, character-certificate and migration records are public records; §6[3] transfer if wrong authority.
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Aided school's transfer-certificate, character-certificate and migration records are public records; §6[3] transfer if wrong authority.
Aided school records (TC/CC/migration) disclosable to student/parent under RTI.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Parent / ex-student |
| Respondent | School administration |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Aided school's transfer-certificate, character-certificate and migration records are public records; §6(3) transfer if wrong authority.
Ratio decidendi
A government or government-aided school is a public authority. Transfer Certificate, Character Certificate and Migration Certificate records of a student are disclosable to the student or parent under RTI. Non-aided private schools fall outside §2(h) unless substantial State financing is demonstrable.
Keywords
transfer certificate, school, CIC
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