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What is Public Interest under the RTI Act — updated April 2026
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====== What is Public Interest under the RTI Act — updated April 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanati... png?direct&1200 |explanations / public-interest — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(public interest RTI 2026, RTI Section 8(1)(j) after DPDP, does public interest override work 2026, RTI personal informatio
RTI Grounds for Rejection 2026 — 10 Valid Section 8(1) Refusals
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e rules specify that for priced publications, the RTI fee equals the sale price — but **no State-copyrighte... ket refusal of an entire document — when only a portion is exempt — is itself a §10 violation. **Examp... enial. ===== Non-grounds — what cannot refuse an RTI ===== A PIO **cannot** refuse on any of these gr... PIO has a §5(3) duty to help reframe. See [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]]. * **"No
Citizenship under RTI Act 2005
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====== Citizenship under RTI Act 2005 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-citizen-under-rti-act.png?direct&1200 |explanations / citizen-under-rti-act — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations citizen under rti act rti right to inf
Competent Authority under RTI — Section 2(e)
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n the administrative side. * **Delhi High Court RTI Rules** — Rs 10 fee, specific PIO designations. * **Parliament Secretariat RTI Rules** — separate fee, governed by Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha Secretariat.... ons:prescribed|Prescribed — Section 2(g)]] * [[:rti-fees-by-state|RTI Fees by State]] ===== Sources ===== - Right to In... t of India Rules under Section 28. - High Court RTI Rules (notified on each High Court website). //L
Composite Petition under RTI Act
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====== Composite Petition under RTI Act ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-composite-petition.png?direct&1200 |explanations / composite-petition — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations composite petition rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... e required information under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act 2005 along with compensation under Section 19
What is Fiduciary Relationship
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ect&1200 |explanations / fiduciary-relationship — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations fiduciary relationship rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... p-banner}} {{:explanations:fiduciary-relationship-rti.jpg?424x283| }} A fiduciary relationship is defin... as specific duties, such as those that attend a particular profession or role, e.g. doctor, lawyer, ban
Missing Files under RTI Act
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====== Missing Files under RTI Act ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-missing-files-under-rti.png?direct&1200 |explanations / missing-files-under-rti — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations missing files under rti rti right to infor
Severability
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closure of part of the information, the amount of fee charged or the form of access provided, including the particulars of the senior officer specified under sub-s... on to exempt some information. - Details of the fees to be paid by the applicant showing the calculat
"Substantially Financed" under RTI — The Section 2(h) Test
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metatags>metatag-keywords=(substantially financed rti, section 2h rti, public authority rti, thalappalam coop, rti private bodies, 50 percent funding test) metatag-description=(The "substantiall
What is Privacy under RTI
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====== What is Privacy under RTI ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-privacy.png?direct&1200 |explanations / privacy — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations privacy rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... ound info 95%> **In one line.** Privacy under the RTI Act is principally the shield in **Section 8(1)(j
Refund of Fees
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Fees ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-refund-fees.png?direct&1200 |explanations / refund-fees — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations refund fees rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... {{:important-decisions:court-case-laws:refund_of_fees_rti_act.pdf|Ahmedabad Education Society & Another Vis... ic ===== ===== More Common terms under RTI ===== {{indexmenu>:explanations#1}} [<>]
Public Authority
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ng?direct&1200 |explanations / public-authority — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations public authority rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... 3) unless substantially financed. * Political parties — the CIC held six national parties as public authorities (2013); compliance is pending. </WRAP> {{
Prescribed
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ibed.png?direct&1200 |explanations / prescribed — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations prescribed rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... y be;")}} ===== Related ===== * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 (as amended)]] * [[:explanations|All explanations]] * [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]] * [[:temp
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