Act §14
Section 14 — Removal of Information Commissioners
…aviour or incapacity — but only after the Supreme Court, on a Presidential reference, holds an inquiry and upholds the ground. Six other grounds (insolvency, paid outside employment, infirmity, unsoun…
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Act §23
Section 23 — Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts
Quick Reply: Section 23 says no civil court may entertain a suit or proceeding about an order under the RTI Act — the Act's own ladder (first appeal → Commission) is the statutory route. It does not t…
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Act §28
Section 28 — Power to Make Rules by Competent Authority
…, Chief Justice or Governor — frame RTI rules for courts and legislatures. Here is what those rules cover. In one line: Section 28 empowers the 'competent authority' (Speaker of Lok Sabha, Chairman of…
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Act §13
Section 13 — Term of Office and Conditions of Service (CIC)
…e §13: the CIC's fixed five-year term and Supreme-Court-Judge-equivalent salary are gone — both are now "as may be prescribed" by Central Government rules. The 2019 Rules prescribe a three-year term (…
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Act §9
Section 9 — Grounds for Rejection to Access
…y — its reports, tender documents, notifications, court-ordered disclosures — is outside Section 9. “involves infringement” — the PIO must show how disclosure would actually infringe, not merely that …
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Act §8
Section 8 — Exemptions from Disclosure
…j explained with post-DPDP 2025 analysis, Supreme Court and CIC rulings, and practitioner. In one line: Section 8 lists 10 exemption grounds (a)-(j) that a PIO can invoke to refuse. It is the most con…
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Act §12
Section 12 — Constitution of the CIC
… No. 436 of 2019 (15 February 2019) — the Supreme Court directed timely filling of Information Commission vacancies and pendency reduction; enforcement of those directions has continued in later heari…
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Act §16
Section 16 — Term of Office and Conditions of Service (SIC)
… (C) No. 436 of 2019 (15 February 2019) — Supreme Court directions on filling vacancies in the CIC and the State Information Commissions and cutting pendency. Full text. The Amendment's most criticise…
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