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Government white paper / discussion drafts — CIC

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Government white paper / discussion drafts — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §4,RTI §8,white paper,consultation draft,CIC,§8(1)(i))&metatag-description=(Once a government white paper / policy draft is released for public consultation, it is a public document. Public-consultation drafts = public documents; §8(1)(i).)}}
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 +====== Government white paper / discussion drafts — CIC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//Public-consultation drafts = public documents; §8(1)(i) does not apply once released for consultation.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2020-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Researcher |
 +^ Respondent | Ministry |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(i) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Once a government white paper / policy draft is released for public consultation, it is a public document.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +A government white paper, consultation paper, or draft policy released for public consultation becomes a public document the moment it is released. §8(1)(i) cabinet-deliberations protection does not reach a document that has been intentionally put into the public domain for consultation.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +white paper, consultation draft, CIC, §8(1)(i)
 +
 +===== 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-rti-iso-cii-business-bodies-2019|Trade-body interactions with government — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-question-paper-leak-investigations-2021|Question-paper-leak investigation records]] (SC 2021)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/icai-vs-shaunak-h-satya|ICAI v. Shaunak H. Satya]] (SC 2011)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-cag-reports-2021|CAG audit reports — CIC]] (CIC 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-section-11-timeline-2011|§11 40-day total timeline — CIC directive]] (CIC 2011)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=4|All RTI cases turning on §4]]
 +  * [[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-4 section-8}}