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Rajeev Mankotia v. CIC (file notings)

File notings are 'information' under §2[f]; §8[1][i] cabinet-papers exemption does not convert to permanent secrecy. File notings are disclosable; mere internal.

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 +====== Rajeev Mankotia v. CIC (file notings) ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**High Court of Delhi** · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +**File notings are 'information' under §2[f]; §8[1][i] cabinet-papers exemption does not convert to permanent secrecy. File notings are disclosable; mere internal.**
 +
 +//File notings are disclosable; mere internal communication is not cabinet material under §8(1)(i).//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | High Court of Delhi |
 +^ Decided | 2012-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Rajeev Mankotia |
 +^ Respondent | CIC & Anr. |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §2(f), §8(1)(i) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +File notings are 'information' under §2(f); §8(1)(i) cabinet-papers exemption does not convert to permanent secrecy.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +The term 'information' under §2(f) includes file notings. The cabinet-papers exemption in §8(1)(i) applies narrowly to deliberations of the Council of Ministers and not to every internal note of a department.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +file notings, §2(f), §8(1)(i), Delhi HC
 +
 +===== This case cites =====
 +
 +  * [[/cases/rk-jain-v-uoi-2013-sc|R.K. Jain v. Union of India]] (SC 2013)
 +
 +===== 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/rk-jain-v-uoi-2013-sc|R.K. Jain v. Union of India]] (SC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-cabinet-note-after-decision-2022|Cabinet note post-decision — §8(1)(i) — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-pension-commutation-dispute-2022|Pension commutation dispute — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/kerala-hc-rti-service-book-personal-2021|Service book disclosure to public servant — Kerala HC]] (HC-KER 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-state-cabinet-2020|State-cabinet records — §8(1)(i) applicability]] (CIC 2020)
 +
 +===== Related =====
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 +  * [[: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-2 section-8}}