Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. MoHUA
Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. MoHUA (Central Information Commission, 2020-06-15) CIC/MOHUA/A/2020/000234 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(1)(d). PMAY-MIS data is public; commercial-confidence refusal rejected. PMAY-Management Information System (MIS) data is public.
Holding
PMAY-MIS data is public; commercial-confidence refusal rejected.
Ratio
PMAY-Management Information System (MIS) data is public. Refusal under §8(1)(d) commercial confidence is unsustainable in respect of welfare-scheme records funded by public money.
Section(s) applied
- Section 8(1)(d)
Practitioner takeaway
Public-money welfare data + §4 disclosure obligation.
Citation
- Citation: CIC/MOHUA/A/2020/000234
- Court: Central Information Commission
- Date: 2020-06-15
- Outcome: allowed
- Reporter / Cause-list: CIC/MOHUA/A/2020/000234