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Multiple-topic RTI applications — Delhi HC

A PIO may not refuse a multi-topic RTI; each query must be individually evaluated under §8. Multiple topics in one RTI is permitted; PIO must address each.

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 +====== Multiple-topic RTI applications — Delhi HC ======
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 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**High Court of Delhi** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +**A PIO may not refuse a multi-topic RTI; each query must be individually evaluated under §8. Multiple topics in one RTI is permitted; PIO must address each.**
 +
 +//Multiple topics in one RTI is permitted; PIO must address each individually, not reject the whole.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | High Court of Delhi |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | PIO |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §6, §7 |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +A PIO may not refuse a multi-topic RTI; each query must be individually evaluated under §8.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +The Act does not bar an applicant from seeking multiple items of information in one application. A PIO cannot reject the entire application as 'too broad'. Each query must be individually evaluated under §8; separate fee can be levied only where the Rules specify.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +multi-topic, Delhi HC, §6, §7
 +
 +===== 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.//
 +
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/arvind-kejriwal-vs-cpio|Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO]] (HC-DEL 2010)
 +  * [[/cases/madras-hc-rti-section-6-2-motive-2013|§6(2) no-motive rule — Madras HC]] (HC-MAD 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-rti-online-vs-state-portal-2022|rtionline.gov.in vs State portal — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/raj-narain-inspection-of-records-cic|Inspection of records under RTI — CIC guidance]] (CIC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-pio-designation-2016|PIO designation and accountability — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2016)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=HC-DEL|All High Court of Delhi rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=6|All RTI cases turning on §6]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=7|All RTI cases turning on §7]]
 +  * [[: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-hc-del section-6 section-7}}