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§7(3) fee-intimation procedure — SC clarity

§7[3] fee intimation stops the 30-day clock; PIO must issue written intimation with right-to-review before charging. §7(3) additional-fee intimation must be.

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 +====== §7(3) fee-intimation procedure — SC clarity ======
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 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Supreme Court of India** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited · **★ Landmark**
 +</WRAP>
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 +**§7[3] fee intimation stops the 30-day clock; PIO must issue written intimation with right-to-review before charging. §7(3) additional-fee intimation must be.**
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 +//§7(3) additional-fee intimation must be WRITTEN and cite right-to-review; stops 30-day clock.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | PIO |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §7(3) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +§7(3) fee intimation stops the 30-day clock; PIO must issue written intimation with right-to-review before charging.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§7(3) requires the PIO to provide written intimation of additional fee payable before providing information beyond the application fee. The intimation must include: (a) the calculation details, (b) the applicant's right to seek review of the calculation, (c) that the 30-day clock stops until fee is paid. Oral/phone intimation does not satisfy §7(3).
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +§7(3), fee intimation, SC, 30-day clock
 +
 +===== 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-fee-waiver|RTI fee for BPL applicants — Calcutta HC]] (HC-CAL 2017)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-third-party-fee-bearing-2019|§11 third-party cost-bearing — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-procedural-fee-calculation-2019|Excessive fee calculation — §7(3) — CIC]] (CIC 2019)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-rti-section-6-3-transfer-rule-2022|§6(3) transfer — 5-day rule strict construction — SC]] (SC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-nala-fee-2022|NA / conversion-fee records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2022)
 +
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 +<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.
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 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
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 +{{tag>case-law court-sc section-7 landmark}}