Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. RPO Delhi

Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. RPO Delhi (Central Information Commission, 2019-08-07) CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 4, 7(1). RPO held to §4 proactive-disclosure obligation. Regional Passport Office is bound by §4(1)(b) proactive-disclosure obligations regarding service standards, fee structure and PIO/FAA contact information.

RPO held to §4 proactive-disclosure obligation.

Regional Passport Office is bound by §4(1)(b) proactive-disclosure obligations regarding service standards, fee structure and PIO/FAA contact information. Failure to publish citizen-charter compliance attracts §20(1) consequences.

• Section 4
• Section 7(1)

Citizen Charter cited as minimum service standard; deemed refusal triggered.

• Citation: CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254
• Court: Central Information Commission
• Date: 2019-08-07
• Outcome: allowed
• Reporter / Cause-list: CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254

This ruling is part of the 300+ case-law corpus at RTI Wiki Case-law Database. Every named case sets a precedent that you can cite in your own §19(1) First Appeal or §19(3) Second Appeal. Information Commissions and FAAs are bound to consider properly cited authority.

1. Day 30 — silence by PIO = deemed refusal under §7(2). File §19(1) First Appeal in 30 days using First Appeal Builder.
2. Day 60-90 — if FAA also refuses, file §19(3) Second Appeal to the State Information Commission (or CIC for central authorities).
3. Beyond 18 months pending — writ petition under Article 226 to the High Court.
4. Parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.

Use our Citation Formatter to format the citation correctly. Pair with Bhagat Singh v. CIC (2007) (procedural objections) and Adesh Kumar v. UoI (2014) (irrelevance is not a ground) — these two Delhi HC rulings cover most everyday refusal scenarios.

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Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.