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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§6(2) no-motive rule — Madras HC,High Court of Madras RTI,RTI §6,§6(2),motive,Madras HC,vexatious applications)&metatag-description=(A PIO cannot reject an RTI application on the ground that the applicant has a 'personal motive' or 'harassment intent'. §6(2) bars inquiry into motive; PIO cannot.)&metatag-robots=(noindex,follow)}}
 +
 +====== §6(2) no-motive rule — Madras HC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**High Court of Madras** · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//§6(2) bars inquiry into motive; PIO cannot reject citing applicant's alleged vexatious or malafide intent.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | High Court of Madras |
 +^ Decided | 2013-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | PIO |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §6(2) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +A PIO cannot reject an RTI application on the ground that the applicant has a 'personal motive' or 'harassment intent'.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§6(2) expressly bars a PIO from requiring the applicant to state any reason for seeking information. A PIO cannot reject on the ground of perceived 'malafide', 'harassment intent', or 'vexatious' purpose. §8 is the exclusive ground for refusal.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +§6(2), motive, Madras HC, vexatious applications
 +
 +===== 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-abuse-threshold-2019|Repeat and frivolous RTI threshold — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/irrelevant-information|Irrelevant Information — CIC directive line]] (CIC 2010)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-rti-online-vs-state-portal-2022|rtionline.gov.in vs State portal — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-multiple-applications-2021|Multiple-topic RTI applications — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2021)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/arvind-kejriwal-vs-cpio|Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO]] (HC-DEL 2010)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=HC-MAD|All High Court of Madras rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=6|All RTI cases turning on §6]]
 +  * [[: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-mad section-6}}