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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(R.K. Jain v. Union of India,Supreme Court of India RTI,RTI §8,Cabinet,§8(1)(i),ACR,deliberations,post-decisional)&metatag-description=(Cabinet deliberations disclosable after matter complete and decision announced under §8[1][i]. §8(1)(i): Cabinet records disclosable AFTER decision is taken and.)}}
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 +====== R.K. Jain v. Union of India — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Supreme Court of India** · 2013-04-16 · (2013) 14 SCC 794 · **★ Landmark**
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//§8(1)(i): Cabinet records disclosable AFTER decision is taken and announced; not a permanent secret.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
 +^ Decided | 2013-04-16 |
 +^ Citation | (2013) 14 SCC 794 |
 +^ Bench | Anil R. Dave, Dipak Misra |
 +^ Petitioner | R.K. Jain |
 +^ Respondent | Union of India & Anr. |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(i), §8(1)(j) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Cabinet deliberations disclosable after matter complete and decision announced under §8(1)(i).
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§8(1)(i) is not a permanent bar; cabinet papers become disclosable once the matter is over and decisions are announced. Personal ACRs of public servants continue to be protected under §8(1)(j).
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +Cabinet, §8(1)(i), ACR, deliberations, post-decisional
 +
 +===== This case cites =====
 +
 +  * [[/important-decisions/cbse-and-anr-vs-aditya-bandopadhyay|CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay]] (SC 2011)
 +
 +===== Later rulings that cite this case =====
 +
 +  * [[/cases/rajeev-mankotia-v-cic-2012-del-hc|Rajeev Mankotia v. CIC (file notings)]] (HC-DEL 2012)
 +
 +===== 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-cabinet-note-after-decision-2022|Cabinet note post-decision — §8(1)(i) — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/rajeev-mankotia-v-cic-2012-del-hc|Rajeev Mankotia v. CIC (file notings)]] (HC-DEL 2012)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-state-cabinet-2020|State-cabinet records — §8(1)(i) applicability]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-university-appointments-2020|University appointment records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-pmo-records-2019|PMO records scope — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=SC|All Supreme Court of India rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?landmark=1|All landmark rulings]]
 +  * [[: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-sc section-8 landmark}}