Act §7
Section 7 — Disposal of Request
…2 per A4. <code> Rs 10 application fee (Rule 3 of RTI Fee s Rules, 2005). Nil for BPL applicants under 7(5). Rs 2 per A4 photocopy (Rule 4(a)). First hour inspection free, Rs 5 per subsequent hour (Rul…
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Act §27
Section 27 — Power to Make Rules by Appropriate Government
…vice of CICSIC Commissioners. Rules made: Central RTI Fee s Rules 2005, RTI Rules 2012 (inspection), RTI Rules 2019 (Commissioner tenure). 2005 — Original Section 27 framed. 24 October 2019 — RTI (Amen…
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Act §28
Section 28 — Power to Make Rules by Competent Authority
… Governors for certain bodies) to frame rules for RTI implementation within their own institution. Rules made under Section 28 cover Supreme Court administrative-side RTI, High Court RTI, and Legislat…
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Act §10
Section 10 — Severability
…emption is invoked, only investigation-impeding portions can be withheld; rest must be severed. Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC, (2013) 1 SCC 212 — personal information should be severed, not used …
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Act §18
Section 18 — Powers and Functions of Information Commissions
… not designated. 18(1)(b) — Refusal to receive an RTI application. 18(1)(c) — Not given a response within the time specified. 18(1)(d) — Required to pay an unreasonable amount as fee. 18(1)(e) — Given…
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Act §1
Section 1 — Short Title, Extent and Commencement
…on brought the Union Territory within the Central RTI regime. No other amendments to Section 1. S.P. Gupta v. President of India, AIR 1982 SC 149 — Article 19(1)(a) foundation. PUCL v. UoI, (2003) 4 S…
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Act §2
Section 2 — Definitions
…initions of PIOs and Commissions. Every litigated RTI matter begins with a Section 2 question. 2(a) — 'appropriate Government' — Centre or State depending on which level set up the public authority. 2…
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Act §3
Section 3 — Right to Information
…ndia, AIR 1982 SC 149 — right to know is part of Article 19(1)(a). State of U.P. v. Raj Narain, (1975) 4 SCC 428 — foundational right-to-know jurisprudence. Raj Sharma v. CIC, Delhi HC (2016) — foreig…
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