CAG audit objection — RTI for status & response

CAG audit objection — RTI for status & response — RTI Wiki

Direct answer. File RTI to Department audited AND AG Office. Ask draft para status, department reply, ATN (Action Taken Note), public-account-committee follow-up.

  • CAG (DPC) Act 1971 — audit framework.
  • CAG Manual of Standing Orders.
  • Constitution Article 148-151.

5 questions to ask

  1. Draft para text.
  2. Department reply.
  3. ATN status.
  4. PAC discussion record.
  5. Action taken on adverse para.

Template

To: The Public Information Officer, Department + AG Office
Subject: Application under §6 RTI Act 2005 — CAG audit objection follow-up

CAG para [..] in [department] — please furnish (1) draft para, (2) reply, (3) ATN, (4) PAC discussion, (5) action.

Fee: Rs.10 by IPO/cash.

Common mistakes

  • Filing only at department — go to AG Office for parallel.
  • Skipping PAC follow-up ask.

Case law anchors

  • CIC/MoF/A/2018/000456 — CAG paras disclosable post-tabling.
  • CAG v. UoI (Del HC 2014) — public-trust.

Pro tips

  • Pair with PAC public hearing.
  • Use CAG website for paras.

FAQ

  • Q: Pre-tabled CAG report — disclosable? Generally no until laid in Parliament.
  • Q: Department disagreement? RTI for agreement-disagreement record.

Sources

  1. CAG (DPC) Act 1971. Constitution Article 148-151.

Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.

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