Act §23
Section 23 — Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts
In one line: Section 23 bars courts from entertaining suits, applications, or proceedings in respect of orders made under the Act. Constitutional writs under Article 22632 remain available. The bar pu…
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Act §28
Section 28 — Power to Make Rules by Competent Authority
…irman of Rajya Sabha, CJI, Chief Justices of High Courts, Governors for certain bodies) to frame rules for RTI implementation within their own institution. Rules made under Section 28 cover Supreme Co…
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Act §6
Section 6 — Request for Obtaining Information
…tion) was withdrawn after public comment. Supreme Court: Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal, (2020) 5 SCC 481 — Constitution Bench held that even the…
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Act §7
Section 7 — Disposal of Request
…nt and DPDP 2025 did not touch Section 7. Supreme Court: CBSE and Anr. v. Aditya Bandopadhyay, (2011) 8 SCC 497 — Section 7(9) permits change of form (e.g. inspection instead of copies) but does not p…
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Act §13
Section 13 — Term of Office and Conditions of Service (CIC)
…t, 2019. Earlier, a fixed 5-year term and Supreme Court Judge-equivalent salary. Now, the Central Government prescribes the term and conditions of service through rules. 13(1), (2), (5) substituted in…
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Act §8
Section 8 — Exemptions from Disclosure
…nformation expressly forbidden to be published by court or tribunal | Used to block sub judice matters that are not actually forbidden | | 8(1)(c) | Breach of privilege of Parliament or State Legislat…
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Act §14
Section 14 — Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner
…y the President, after a reference to the Supreme Court that proves misbehaviour or incapacity. This makes removal substantially difficult, protecting Commissioners from political pressure. Grounds: p…
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Act §18
Section 18 — Powers and Functions of Information Commissions
…ion 18(2) grants the Commission powers of a civil court for inquiry: Summoning and enforcing attendance (18(3)(a)) Requiring discovery and inspection of documents (18(3)(b)) Receiving evidence on affi…
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