RTI Wiki
  • Tools
    Citizen 360One PIN → full civic intelligence + master RTI AI RTI DrafterDraft any RTI in 60 seconds AwaazRTISpeak in any Indian language First Appeal BuilderSection 19(1) in 5 minutes PIO Reply AnalyserDecode the response, plan next step All tools →
  • Guide
    For citizensFile RTI for any problem For PIOsReply within 30 days, the right way For First Appellate AuthoritiesSection 19(1) workflow File RTI online12-step rtionline.gov.in walkthrough
  • Rules
    RTI Act, 2005Full text · amended 14 Nov 2025 State RTI rulesAll 28 states + 8 UTs State portalsDirect links + filing fee
  • Decisions
    Landmark CIC + SC rulings700+ curated Case-law searchFilter by section, year, principle
  • Blog
    Latest editorial RTI against a government officer — can they retaliate? Economic Survey 2025-26 RTI Re-Examination Privacy and RTI: Filing Smart in the DPDP Era (2026 Guide) Benefits of RTI — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 How to use RTI Wiki — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 All blog posts →
  • Topics
    Police powers & FIR rightsArrest, search, BNSS Section 35 Cryptocurrency law30% tax, 1% TDS, FIU-IND rules UPI fraud recoveryDial 1930, RBI 3-day rule Income Tax notices143(1) / 142(1) / 148 explained Online gaming & fantasyRummy, poker, Dream11 — 2026 Digital arrest scamSpot, stop, recover money — 7-min plan Cyber crime complaint1930 to FIR to recovery, full process Consumer court — file onlinee-Daakhil, no lawyer needed Ayushman Bharat ₹5L coverFor SECC families + every 70+ citizen Credit card chargesEvery fee explained, RBI rules Loan settlement (OTS)RBI process + CIBIL impact + cleanup Govt jobs 2026 calendarUPSC/SSC/Bank/Railway — apply guide UPSC preparation12-month strategy, free resources Learn AI from scratch12-week roadmap, free resources Best free AI tools25+ tools, ₹0 stack for everyone ChatGPT — Hindi guideSign-up to advanced prompts Home remedies — common illnessesAYUSH-aligned, with red flags All 100+ scenarios →
  • Ask
Sign in Register
Right to Information Wiki

Search

India's working reference for the RTI Act, 2005 — current, sourced, and free.

Advanced search
Browse sitemap Popular pages Open RTI drafting tool
first appeal RTI fee section 8 PIO reply

Search

You can find the results of your search below.

Starts with
  • Exact match
  • Starts with
  • Ends with
  • Contains
Advertisement
@explanations
  • Any namespace
Any time
  • Any time
  • Past week
  • Past month
  • Past year
Sort by hits
  • Sort by hits
  • Sort by last modified

Fulltext results:

RTI Grounds for Rejection 2026 — 10 Valid Section 8(1) Refusals
62 Hits, Last modified: 100 minutes ago
e rules specify that for priced publications, the RTI fee equals the sale price — but **no State-copyrighte... 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 reason given by the applicant."** §6(2) explicitly ba
What is Public Interest under the RTI Act — updated April 2026
57 Hits, Last modified: 82 minutes ago
====== 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
Citizenship under RTI Act 2005
37 Hits, Last modified: 10 days ago
====== 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)
34 Hits, Last modified: 49 minutes ago
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
28 Hits, Last modified: 10 days ago
====== 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
Severability — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
24 Hits, Last modified: 74 minutes ago
====== Severability — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-severability.png?direct&1200 |explanations / severability — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations severability rti right to information india) metatag-description=(Download RTI Act. Prescribed. Competent Authority under RTI Ac
Missing Files under RTI Act — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
22 Hits, Last modified: 74 minutes ago
====== Missing Files under RTI Act — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-missing-files-under-rti.png?direct&1200 |explanations / missing-files-under-rti — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(ex
"Substantially Financed" under RTI — The Section 2(h) Test
20 Hits, Last modified: 82 minutes ago
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
Refund of Fees — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
18 Hits, Last modified: 47 minutes ago
====== Refund of Fees — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :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=(Refund of Fees — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 - verified citizen guide on RTI Wiki, India's independent Right to Information re
What is Fiduciary Relationship
17 Hits, Last modified: 10 days ago
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... invoke the protection of Section 8 (1) (e) of the RTI act. ===== A fiduciary relationship ((IN THE H
What is Privacy under RTI — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
16 Hits, Last modified: 74 minutes ago
====== What is Privacy under RTI — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-privacy.png?direct&1200 |explanations / privacy — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations privacy rti right to information india) metatag-description=(
Public Authority — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
16 Hits, Last modified: 74 minutes ago
====== Public Authority — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-public-author... ng?direct&1200 |explanations / public-authority — RTI Wiki}} {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations public authority rti right to information india) metatag-description=(... p-banner}} <WRAP center round help 95%> **New to RTI? File your first application in ten minutes.** Se
Prescribed — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
13 Hits, Last modified: 74 minutes ago
====== Prescribed — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ====== {{ :social:auto:explanations-prescribed.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
RTI Wiki

India's working reference for the Right to Information Act, 2005. We help you draft, appeal, and track. We don't file for you.

Tools

  • Citizen 360
  • AI RTI Drafter
  • AwaazRTI (voice)
  • First Appeal
  • All tools

Reference

  • RTI Act, 2005
  • State rules
  • Case law
  • Guides by role

About

  • About RTI Wiki
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • Sitemap
© 2005–2026 RTI Wiki · Content under CC-BY 4.0 Sitemap · India's independent RTI reference
Get help — free
Draft an RTI in 60 sec
AI fills your application
Ask the community
Get answers from experts
File First Appeal
§19(1) on Day 31
Share on WhatsApp
Send to friend / group