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Caste-validity certificate records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own caste-validity record accessible; third-party caste certificates are §8(1)(j) protected.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Delhi |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Applicant / complainant |
| Respondent | Caste Scrutiny Committee |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(j) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Own caste-validity record accessible; third-party caste-certificate verification records §8(1)(j) protected.
Ratio decidendi
A person's own caste-validity-certificate file — application, supporting documents, committee order — is disclosable to him. A third party cannot obtain another's caste-validity documents via RTI except on a §8(2) public-interest showing.
Keywords
caste validity, Delhi HC, §8(1)(j), scrutiny
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