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| ⚠️ DPDP Rules, 2025 (14 Nov 2025) amended Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act — public-interest override now under Section 8(2). Read the note →
Section 20 of the R… |
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2026 |
| 10 best CIC decisions of 2025 — applicant-side wins worth citing
[10 best CIC decisions of 2025 — applicant-side wins worth citing — RTI Wiki]
The Central Inf… |
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| PIO transfer during pendency — Calcutta HC
High Court of Calcutta · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
PIO transfer mid-pendency: successor inherits §7 obligation;… |
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court-hc-cal,
section-5,
section-7,
section-20 |
| PIO unavailable — Head-of-Institution vicarious liability
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
When a designated PIO is unavailable … |
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court-cic,
section-5,
section-20 |
| Lost RTI application — PIO liability — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
A misplaced / lost RTI application is no defence; pu… |
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court-cic,
section-5,
section-7,
section-20 |
| PIO designation and accountability — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Public authority that fails to designate a PIO under §5 cann… |
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court-hc-del,
section-5,
section-20 |
| §20 penalty — Madras HC clarifications
High Court of Madras · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
§20 penalty requires specific mala-fide or persistent-negligence f… |
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court-hc-mad,
section-20 |
| Defying Commission order — Madras HC
High Court of Madras · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Willful defiance of a Commission's direction is actionable via conte… |
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court-hc-mad,
section-18,
section-19,
section-20 |
| Pension sanction delay — Madras HC
High Court of Madras · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Pension sanction delay: FAA may direct release + cite PIO §20 exposure… |
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court-hc-mad,
section-7,
section-19,
section-20 |
| Section 20 penalty on PIO for deliberate delay — Madras HC 2020
Madras High Court · 2020-09-24 · 2020 SCC OnLine Mad 4312
Upheld SIC imposition of Rs 25,000 m… |
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court-hc-mad,
section-7,
section-19,
section-20 |
| Scholarship disbursal delays — Punjab SIC
Punjab State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Systemic scholarship-disbursal delays actionable… |
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court-sic-pb,
section-4,
section-7,
section-19,
section-20 |
| Deemed CPIO — Section 5(5) Explained
[Deemed CPIO — Section 5(5) Explained — RTI Wiki]
In one line: Section 5(5) of the RTI Act makes every officer whose assi… |
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explanations,
section-5,
deemed-cpio,
section-20,
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| Missing Files under RTI Act — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
[explanations / missing-files-under-rti — RTI Wiki]
About this article — E-E-A-T signals
This artic… |
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public-records-act,
section-20,
penalty,
search-report,
first-appeal,
second-appeal,
cic,
dopt,
rtionline |
| Vicarious Liability under RTI — Who Actually Pays
[Vicarious Liability under RTI — Who Actually Pays — RTI Wiki]
In one line: The Right to Information Act doe… |
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explanations,
section-20,
penalty,
vicarious-liability,
practice |
| Guide for RTI Applicants: File, Track, Appeal and Get Information
Direct answer. Any citizen of India can file an RTI under Section 6(1) by writing one page to… |
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section-6,
section-7,
section-19,
section-20,
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2026 |
| Penalty and Compensation under RTI: Section 20 and Section 19(8)(b)
Direct answer. Two separate remedies. Section 20 is a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay, c… |
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section-20,
section-19,
penalty,
compensation,
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2026,
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20,
19,
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information,
commission,
rs,
250,
per,
day |
| RTI Inspection of Records: Procedure, Fee, Format and Appeal Remedy
[RTI inspection of records - RTI Wiki]
Direct answer. Section 2(j)(i) of the RTI Act, 2005… |
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inspection,
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section-7,
fee-rules,
procedure,
2026,
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state-fees,
appeal,
penalty,
section-19,
section-20,
digital-records,
representative-inspection,
e-office,
inspection-checklist,
deemed-refusal |