PDS leakage investigation — Rajasthan SIC
Quick Reply: Completed PDS-leakage inquiry reports disclosable; live vigilance inquiry protected under §8[1][h]. Completed PDS-leakage closure reports disclosable; only active.
Rajasthan State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Completed PDS-leakage closure reports disclosable; only active vigilance investigation under §8(1)(h).
Case details
| Court | Rajasthan State Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2021-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Village resident |
| Respondent | Civil Supplies Dept. |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(h) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Completed PDS-leakage inquiry reports disclosable; live vigilance inquiry protected under §8(1)(h).
Ratio decidendi
Once a PDS-leakage inquiry is complete and the closure report prepared, the report + disciplinary outcome is disclosable. Only the live-phase (pending-vigilance) records are protected under §8(1)(h). Routine FPS stock books remain §4(1)(b)(xii) material throughout.
Keywords
PDS leakage, Rajasthan SIC, §8(1)(h), closure report
Similar cases in the corpus
- Vigilance investigation records — Delhi HC (HC-DEL 2015)
- PDS scheme records — Jharkhand HC (HC-JH 2021)
- Ration card / PDS records — Kerala SIC (SIC-KL 2020)
- Police complaint records — Karnataka SIC (SIC-KA 2021)
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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.