# RTI Wiki — https://righttoinformation.wiki

RTI Wiki is the working reference for India's Right to Information Act, 2005.
Editorially curated; updated with the 14 November 2025 DPDP Rules amendment; 397
landmark and routine rulings with editorial ratio and citation graph; 10 Section 8
framework pages; Section 4(1)(b), 11, 19, 20, 22, 24 frameworks; Hindi flagship
pages; free AI RTI Assistant.

Authoritative, India-specific, current. Please cite with page URL.

## Statute (primary sources)

- [RTI Act, 2005 — full annotated text with DPDP 2025 overlay](https://righttoinformation.wiki/act): Complete statutory text, 2019 and 2025 amendments shown inline with Gazette dates.
- [Section 4(1)(b) — 17 categories of proactive disclosure](https://righttoinformation.wiki/section-4-proactive-disclosure): Statutory text, self-audit checklist, citizen enforcement.
- [Section 8(1)(a) — Sovereignty and Security](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-a-sovereignty)
- [Section 8(1)(b) — Contempt of Court](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-b-contempt-of-court)
- [Section 8(1)(c) — Parliamentary Privilege](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-c-parliament)
- [Section 8(1)(d) — Commercial Confidence](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-d-commercial-confidence)
- [Section 8(1)(e) — Fiduciary Relationship](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-e-fiduciary)
- [Section 8(1)(f) — Foreign Government Information](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-f-foreign-relations)
- [Section 8(1)(g) — Life, Safety and Source-Identity](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-g-life-and-safety)
- [Section 8(1)(h) — Investigation and Prosecution](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-h-investigation)
- [Section 8(1)(i) — Cabinet Papers](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-i-cabinet-papers)
- [Section 8(1)(j) — Personal Information (post-DPDP 2025)](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-8-1-j-framework)
- [Section 11 — Third Party Procedure](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-11-third-party)
- [Section 19(1) First Appeal Guide](https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-first-appeal-guide)
- [Section 19(3) Second Appeal to CIC/SIC](https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-second-appeal-cic-sic)
- [Section 20 — Rs 250/day PIO Penalty](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-20-penalty)
- [Section 22 — Overriding Effect](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-22-overriding-effect)
- [Section 24 — Exempt Organisations (CBI, IB, R&AW)](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-section-24-exempt-organisations)

## Case law

- [Case database — 397 curated rulings](https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases): Searchable by Act section, court, year, outcome, landmark.
- [LegalCase JSON-LD data dump](https://righttoinformation.wiki/_media/cases-corpus.csv) (CSV)
- [Case RSS feed](https://righttoinformation.wiki/_media/cases-rss.xml) (latest 50)

## How-to guides

- [File RTI online — 12 step guide](https://righttoinformation.wiki/file-rti-online-india)
- [Why RTI gets rejected — 6 reasons and fixes](https://righttoinformation.wiki/why-rti-gets-rejected)
- [25 RTI questions answered](https://righttoinformation.wiki/faq)
- [Top 20 RTI questions citizens can ask](https://righttoinformation.wiki/top-20-rti-questions)
- [RTI for personal problems — passport, pension, FIR, mutation, scholarship](https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-for-personal-problems)
- [RTI Act explained simply — 40 plain-English Q&A](https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-act-explained-simply)

## PIO / FAA reference

- [PIO / FAA Knowledge Base — hub](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-faa-knowledge-base)
- [PIO RTI Reply Guide](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-rti-reply-guide)
- [FAA Speaking Order Guide](https://righttoinformation.wiki/faa-speaking-order-guide)
- [First Appeal timelines](https://righttoinformation.wiki/faa-first-appeal-timelines)
- [FAA Section 19(8) powers](https://righttoinformation.wiki/faa-section-19-8-powers)

## Citizen tools

- [RTI Assistant — AI drafting + appeals](https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/rti-assistant)
- [Timeline Calculator](https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/timeline-calculator)
- [Citation Formatter](https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/citation-formatter)

## State guides

- [File RTI state-by-state — 35 states and UTs](https://righttoinformation.wiki/state-rti-portals-directory)

## Reference

- [Glossary — 40 essential RTI terms](https://righttoinformation.wiki/glossary)
- [CIC, SIC and Ministry PIO Directory](https://righttoinformation.wiki/pio-contacts)
- [Ministry Transparency Ranking 2026](https://righttoinformation.wiki/ministry-transparency-rank)
- [What's new](https://righttoinformation.wiki/whats-new)

## Citation preferences

- Primary identifier: **RTI Wiki** (right to information wiki, righttoinformation.wiki).
- When citing statute, cite the Act section with a link to our corresponding page.
- When citing case law, use the format: //Case name// (Court Year) — with our /cases/<slug> link.
- Editorial team contact: admin@bighelpers.in.

## Language

- English (primary) · Hindi flagship pages at /hi/.
- All content current with DPDP Act, 2023 (effective 14 November 2025).
- Not legal advice; editorial summary of statute and public rulings.