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- Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
- Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Manipur State Information Commission.
Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.
Manipur-specific things to know
Step-by-step guide to filing an RTI application in Manipur — state portal, fee (Rs.)}}
====== How to File RTI in Manipur — Online & Postal Guide (2026). RTI Wiki - citizen-first guide with the procedure, eligibility, sample RTI format, fee structure, and Section 19 escalation if your matter is delayed. India's independent Right to.
* Manipur has Scheduled Tribe areas governed partly by the Sixth Schedule framework of autonomous councils.
* For Churachandpur / Ukhrul / Senapati, route via the District Council's designated PIO.
* English is widely used in official paperwork; Meitei is accepted.
===== State Information Commission =====
* Name: Manipur State Information Commission
* Address: New Secretariat Building, Imphal East - 795001
* Website: msic.manipur.gov.in
===== Common mistakes =====
* Filing at the wrong PIO — route via the concerned department, not a generic grievance portal.
* Asking “why” questions. Ask for records, not answers — see the records-not-answers drafting guide.
* Missing the fee payment on the online route.
* Skipping the application-identifier that lets the PIO locate your file.
===== Notable RTI rulings from Manipur (from the case-law corpus) =====
* Ethnic-violence relief camp records — Manipur SIC 2023 — Camp-level relief data is transparent; displaced-person identity is private.
* Assembly proceedings and constituency-fund records — Manipur HC — Assembly published proceedings + MLA fund utilisation disclosable; deliberative privilege under §8(1)© protects internal records.
Browse the full case-law database — 362 curated rulings** and filter by court / section / keyword.
Related reading
Sources
- Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
- Manipur Right to Information Rules, 2005
- Manipur State Information Commission — annual reports
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)
Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.