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§6(3) transfer — 5-day rule strict construction — SC

§6[3] 5-day transfer window is strict; delay attributable to the transferring PIO attracts §20. §6(3) 5-day transfer is a strict deadline; delayed transfer → §20.

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 +====== §6(3) transfer — 5-day rule strict construction — SC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Supreme Court of India** · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited · **★ Landmark**
 +</WRAP>
 +
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 +**§6[3] 5-day transfer window is strict; delay attributable to the transferring PIO attracts §20. §6(3) 5-day transfer is a strict deadline; delayed transfer → §20.**
 +
 +//§6(3) 5-day transfer is a strict deadline; delayed transfer → §20 exposure for outgoing PIO.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
 +^ Decided | 2022-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Applicant |
 +^ Respondent | PIO |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §6(3) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +§6(3) 5-day transfer window is strict; delay attributable to the transferring PIO attracts §20.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§6(3) requires transfer 'as soon as practicable' and in any event within 5 days. Delays beyond this attract §20 exposure for the originating PIO — even though the clock re-starts for the transferee PIO on receipt. The originating PIO's §20 liability crystallises at day 6.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +§6(3), transfer, SC, §20
 +
 +===== 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/calcutta-hc-rti-pio-transfer-2019|PIO transfer during pendency — Calcutta HC]] (HC-CAL 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-posting-transfer-2019|Public servant posting/transfer orders — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-rti-online-vs-state-portal-2022|rtionline.gov.in vs State portal — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-ptc-transfer-certificate-2020|School transfer certificate records — CIC]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-subordinate-court-judge-transfer-2018|Subordinate-court judge transfers — CIC]] (CIC 2018)
 +
 +===== Related =====
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 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=6|All RTI cases turning on §6]]
 +  * [[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>
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 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
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 +{{tag>case-law court-sc section-6 landmark}}