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+====== Why trust this course — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
+{{ :social:auto:cpd-why-trust.png?direct&1200 |Why trust RTI Wiki's CPD course}}
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+**TL;DR.** RTI Wiki is a working plain-language reference on India's RTI Act — a large corpus of practitioner articles and case-law summaries, cited by petitioners in Commission benches and read by the people who file and decide RTIs. This course is built **on top of that corpus** — every module is anchored in statute and case law already live on the site, free to verify.
+</WRAP>
+===== Built on a maintained corpus =====
+RTI Wiki is a plain-language reference on the RTI Act, 2005, maintained by a working editorial team. It grew from a practitioner's own case notes into a broad, actively updated reference on the Act.
+What that maintenance means in practice:
+  * **Every major amendment tracked, in context.** The 2019 Commissioner amendments. The DPDP Act, 2023. The DPDP Rules, 2025, notified 14 November 2025 — all read against §8(1)(j) and §8(2) as actually implemented. The course reflects the **post-14-November-2025 framework** as it stands in 2026.
+  * **Every significant Supreme Court and High Court ruling**, indexed by section and summarised for working PIOs and FAAs. //Aditya Bandopadhyay//, //Thalappalam//, //Girish Deshpande//, //Jayantilal Mistry//, //Subhash Chandra Agarwal (CJI office)//, //Puttaswamy//, //ADR (Electoral Bonds)//, //R.K. Jain//, //Namit Sharma//, //Khanapuram Gandaiah// — each with a dedicated article you can cross-check.
+  * **No sponsored content has ever been run on statutory interpretation.** Advertisements appear in limited slots on some pages; the editorial remains independent and the course contains no ad placements.
+===== The instructor =====
+**Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak** — editor of RTI Wiki, with a long-running editorial focus on RTI and administrative law. Author of the **[[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO Reply Guide]]**, **[[:faa-speaking-order-guide|FAA Speaking-Order Guide]]**, **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for Rejection decision tree]]**, and **[[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO / FAA Knowledge Base]]**.
+For professional background, teaching positions and publications, see **[[:cpd:about-instructor|the instructor's page]]**.
+===== What this course is built on =====
+Not a slide deck. Not an opinion. The course is built on the **live editorial corpus of RTI Wiki** — which you can verify before, during, or after enrolment.
+  * **Practitioner articles** on the Act, each reviewed and dated. Every module of the course links to its source articles so you can read past the summary.
+  * **Case-law anchors** — every claim in the quiz questions is traceable to a named judgment.
+  * **Drafting templates** — first RTI, first appeal, second appeal, PIO reply (standard, partial denial, §11 notice), FAA speaking order, §10 severance order, §7(3) fee intimation, §20 response, and more.
+  * **State/UT procedure pages** — covering fee, portal, language, and appeal routes for every Indian state and Union Territory.
+===== Who reads RTI Wiki =====
+Honest breakdown (without sharing any personal data):
+  * **PIOs and FAAs** from Union ministries, state secretariats, PSUs, universities, urban local bodies, and public-sector banks — people who draft reasoned orders under time pressure.
+  * **Citizen activists** — including many seasoned petitioners who cite our section-wise summaries in Commission hearings.
+  * **Advocates** — as a structured cross-reference alongside SCC and Manupatra.
+  * **Information Commissioners and their research staff** — particularly our case-law summary pages.
+  * **Law and Public-Administration students** — preparing for PhD, LLM, and competitive examinations.
+  * **Journalists** — using us to cross-check RTI-related reporting on rejections, appeals, and penalties.
+We do not sell this list, track individuals, or share analytics. We mention it here only so you know who else is reading the same sentences you will read in the course.
+===== How this course is different =====
+  * **Case-law anchored, not opinion-anchored.** Every module ends with at least 2 case citations. Every quiz question is traceable to a named ruling or a specific sub-clause.
+  * **Post-DPDP 2025 framework, not pre-2025.** Many online RTI resources still cite the old §8(1)(j) proviso. This course teaches the amended framework as it stands on 14 November 2025.
+  * **Drafting-first, not theory-first.** Every module comes with a copy-ready template and a "five-line reasoned-order formula" that survives First and Second Appeal.
+  * **Tab-locked, time-limited final exam.** No open-book loophole. You earn the certificate.
+  * **Free, forever, under a promotional-launch frame.** The corpus is free on the site; a course built on the free corpus is also free.
+===== Signals you can check yourself =====
+  * **Search presence.** For queries like //"section 8(1)(j) RTI"//, //"RTI first appeal template"//, //"RTI fees by state"//, //"landmark RTI case law"// — RTI Wiki pages rank on the first page across major search engines. That reach was built article-by-article, not by marketing spend.
+  * **Citation pattern.** Our article slugs appear in filings, appellate submissions, writ petitions, and Commission orders — typically as a plain-language pointer before a formal SCR / Manupatra citation. We do not track who cites us; but we read the orders, and the pattern is recurring.
+  * **Editorial independence.** No paywall on the Act itself — the wiki has always been open.
+===== Trust, verified =====
+We think "trust us" is the weakest argument anyone can make. So:
+  - **Read before you enrol.** Open any of our pillar articles ([[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO Reply Guide]], [[:faa-speaking-order-guide|FAA Speaking-Order Guide]], [[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for Rejection]]). Judge the quality of the reasoning yourself.
+  - **Cross-check the citations.** Every case in the course is reported. Pick any three; look them up on Supreme Court Judis or Manupatra; see whether our ratio is accurate.
+  - **Ask a working PIO or advocate you know.** Ask whether they have used RTI Wiki. In our experience, more than half say yes.
+  - **Start with Module 1** — the quiz is free, the reading is free, the certificate costs you nothing. The only real cost is your time — and you get to judge whether the time was well spent.
+===== What we do not claim =====
+  * We are not a statutory body. We do not issue government certificates.
+  * We are not the final word on the Act. The Information Commissions, the High Courts, and the Supreme Court are.
+  * We will not tell you we are infallible. If you find an error in the course, flag it — we fix it, we attribute the correction on the article's history.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cpd:start|Course home]]
+  * [[:cpd:what-you-get|What you get — certificate value]]
+  * [[:cpd:about-instructor|About the instructor]]
+  * [[:cpd:curriculum|Full curriculum]]
+  * [[:corrections|Report a correction]]
+//Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.//
+{{tag>cpd trust authority instructor about}}