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| Section 8 — Exemptions from Disclosure
[Section 8 of the RTI Act — Exemptions]
⚠️ DPDP Rules, 2025 (14 Nov 2025) amended Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act — publ… |
| rti,
act,
section-8,
exemptions,
privacy,
fiduciary,
public-interest,
dpdp-2025,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 08 May–15 May 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, novel … |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 11 May–18 May 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, novel … |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 18 May–25 May 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, novel … |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 01 June–08 June 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 08 June–15 June 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 15 June–22 June 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 22 June–29 June 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 29 June–06 July 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| CIC Weekly Digest — 06 July–13 July 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, nove… |
| cic-digest,
cic,
rti-orders,
weekly,
penalty,
section-8,
2026 |
| DPDP Rules, 2025: The amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act
Practice this in 30 seconds. Use our free RTI Assistant — AI-driven drafting, First Appeal, S… |
| rti,
dpdp,
section-8,
personal-information,
amendment,
2026,
india,
privacy,
data,
protection |
| Mere Pendency of a Final Decision Is Not a Valid Reason to Deny RTI
Direct Answer. The Central Information Commission has held that mere pendency of a decision… |
| rti,
pendency,
section-8,
cic-ruling,
2017,
blog,
practice,
2026,
india,
cic,
denial,
section,
8,
sub,
judice,
final,
decision |
| Police departments are the largest RTI rejecters in 2025
[Police departments are the largest RTI rejecters in 2025 — RTI Wiki]
The CIC Annual Report 2024-25 c… |
| blog,
police-rti,
rti-rejection,
moha,
section-8,
lalita-kumari |
| RTI by State — what each state actually asks (data analysis, 2026)
[RTI by State — what each state actually asks (data analysis, 2026) — RTI Wiki]
This post a… |
| state-rti-analysis,
india-rti,
rti-data,
state-information-commission,
cases-corpus,
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section-8,
section-19,
case-law-analysis,
state,
information,
commission,
sic,
rti,
second,
appeal,
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complaint,
state-wise,
fees,
2026,
india |
| Why RTI rejections rose 30% in 2025
[Why RTI rejections rose 30% in 2025 — RTI Wiki]
The CIC Annual Report 2024-25 shows rejection rates jumped from 3.3% (FY2… |
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rti-rejections,
cic-annual-report,
dpdp,
section-8,
cpgrams,
writ-jurisdiction |
| Basic Shiksha Parishad — teacher records — Allahabad HC
High Court of Allahabad · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Basic Shiksha Parishad teacher records (aggreg… |
| case-law,
court-hc-up,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Bihar PSC — interview marks disclosability
Supreme Court of India · 2012-12-13 · (2012) 13 SCC 61
Interview marks of candidate disclosable to that candidate; … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Bihar Public Service Commission v. Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi
Supreme Court of India · 2012-12-13 · (2012) 13 SCC 61 · ★ Landmark
Interview-panel member ident… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| PIO reasoned orders — Bombay HC
High Court of Bombay · 2014-06-01 · Citation awaited
§7(8)(i) reasoned refusal must cite the specific sub-clause and link it t… |
| case-law,
court-hc-bom,
section-7,
section-8 |
| §24 proviso — corruption complaint — Bombay HC
High Court of Bombay · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
§24 exemption does NOT apply to corruption / human-rights … |
| case-law,
court-hc-bom,
section-24,
section-8 |
| RTI and the CAT in central-government service matters — which route, when
Quick answer. Use RTI to get the paper: certified copies of your own service book, AP… |
| rti,
case-law,
court-cat,
service-matters,
section-8,
section-19,
administrative-tribunals-act,
dopt,
cat,
2026,
service,
matters,
india,
tribunal,
central,
govt |
| Open-evaluation regime post-Aditya Bandopadhyay — CIC directives
Central Information Commission · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited
Post-Aditya Bandopadhyay, answ… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| CBSE v. Central Information Commission
High Court of Delhi · 2011-01-01 · Citation awaited
CBSE directed to disclose scheme of moderation and grace marking us… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Akhilesh Godi v. Department Of Legal Affairs — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-06-05 · CIC File No. IK/185146573
Considered an RTI to the Depar… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Amit Kumar Srivastava v. Central Vigilance Commission — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-09-14 · CIC File No. IK/132956925
Appeal against CPIO's… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Amrita Chatterjee v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-11-21 · CIC File No. IK/122742244
Appeal dismissed by t… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Anil Yadav v. Department Of Personnel & Training — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-08 · CIC File No. IK/38354002
Commission decided in f… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Anjanish Pandey v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2023-01-03 · CIC File No. IK/132264804
Commission upheld the C… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Anne Matilda B v. Department Of Space — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-03-08 · CIC File No. IK/166633744
Anne Matilda B v. Department Of Space… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Ashish Bansal v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-11-16 · CIC File No. IK/101930482
Considered the applicant… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Asis Narayan Biswas v. Employees Provident Fund Organisation
Central Information Commission · 2023-04-28 · CIC File No. IK/102026353
Asis Narayan Biswas v. Em… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| B. D. Singh v. Steel Authority Of India Ltd. (Sail) — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-05-24 · CIC File No. IK/151797228
Considered an RTI appli… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Biometric / Aadhaar records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Individual biometric data in UIDAI custody absol… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
landmark |
| Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury v. Punjab & Sind Bank — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-09-21 · CIC File No. IK/135674411
Considered an RTI applicat… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Departmental proceedings records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Active disciplinary proceedings: §8(1)(h) applies. Concl… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Dr. Santosh Narayan Mehrotra v. National Medical Commission (Nmc)
Central Information Commission · 2022-09-29 · CIC File No. IK/165500493
Commission decided o… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8,
section-19 |
| Durgesh Kuwar v. Punjab & Sind Bank — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-27 · CIC File No. IK/21996740
Considered an RTI application and th… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Electoral roll copies — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Electoral rolls are public records; p… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Environmental clearances & EIA — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
EIA reports, public-hearing records and environmental clea… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Foreign-funded NGOs — FCRA + RTI
Central Information Commission · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited
FCRA-registered NGOs are not public authorities per se; but th… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| FCRA returns of NGOs — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Annual FCRA returns of NGOs filed with… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| G L N Prasad v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-18 · CIC File No. IK/123119652
Commission dispose… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Gangaram v. University Of Delhi — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-09-27 · CIC File No. IK/155347328
Commission upheld the respondent's decision… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Gita Dewan Verma v. Department Of Agriculture & ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-29 · CIC File No. IK/176042978
Gita Dewan Verma v.… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Gita Dewan Verma v. Niti Aayog — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-11 · CIC File No. IK/10282241
Appeal partly allowed by Commission. Read the… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Gopal Krishan Gupta v. Indian Air Force — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-29 · CIC File No. IK/150874202
Appeals partly allowed and remanded… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Gulshan Kumar v. Delhi Police — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-25 · CIC File No. IK/59185493
Gulshan Kumar v. Delhi Police — CIC 2023. RTI … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Hari Krishan Fulwaria v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-06 · CIC File No. IK/8509091
Considered an RTI … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Harkirat Singh Ghuman v. Punjab & Haryana High Court — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-21 · CIC File No. IK/147421459
Appeal dismissed b… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Harshvardhan Ratnakar Nanoti v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-09 · CIC File No. IK/98838620
Considered an RTI for … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Himanshu Gupta v. Insurance Regulatory And Development ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-25 · CIC File No. IK/50800169
Dealt with an RTI… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Inder Singh v. Supreme Court Of India — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-09-15 · CIC File No. IK/176092674
Commission decided to club and adjudi… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8,
section-19 |
| Hospital inspection reports — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
Hospital / nursing-home inspection reports are public-interes… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Isha Gunjan Shah v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-09-09 · CIC File No. IK/4858044
Considered the applican… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Johnson Kurian v. High Court Of Other States — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-29 · CIC File No. IK/158551825
Johnson Kurian v. High Court O… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| K Balu v. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-03-31 · CIC File No. IK/66190988
K Balu v. Bharat Heavy Electr… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| K Nagaraj v. Ministry Of Home Affairs — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-20 · CIC File No. IK/73233319
Appeal partly allowed by Commission. R… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-19 |
| Kamal Aggarwal v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-29 · CIC File No. IK/9310044
Considered the applicant'… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Kamal Kishore Arora v. Department Of Industrial Policy & ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-04-26 · CIC File No. IK/77266213
Appeal against CPIO's … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Kamini Jaiswal v. Union Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-07-28 · CIC File No. IK/15531702
Considered an RTI application and the … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Lal Chand Meena v. National Highways Authority Of India ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-18 · CIC File No. IK/72574672
Lal Chand Meena … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| M Suresh v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-10-11 · CIC File No. IK/69461539
Commission decided i… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Mahesh Kumar Goyal v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-04-05 · CIC File No. IK/12571814
Considered the scope of §8[1][e]… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Manoj Kumar Jain v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2023-01-10 · CIC File No. IK/117632159
Commission decided in … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Manoj Saini v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-07-08 · CIC File No. IK/49472887
Manoj Saini v. C… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Medical records of deceased relative — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
Next-of-kin may access deceased's medical records su… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited
Ministers' / senior officials' foreign-travel details (… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Mohit Agrawal v. Chief Commissioner Of Gst, Ahmedabad ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-15 · CIC File No. IK/8143486
Appeal against CPIO… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| N. K. Handa v. Ifci Limited (Ifci) — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-02-11 · CIC File No. IK/147984944
Considered an RTI application and the pu… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Narendra Singh Bisht v. Punjab National Bank — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-06-23 · CIC File No. IK/14111938
Considered an RTI to Punjab Nat… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Naresh Panwar v. State Bank Of India — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-06-28 · CIC File No. IK/123611123
Considered an RTI application and the … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Naresh Sharma v. Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-29 · CIC File No. IK/48546327
Appeal partly allowe… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Neeraj Kedia v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ... — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-06-30 · CIC File No. IK/38937103
Considered an RTI to a p… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Om Prakash Kashiram v. Central Board Of Indirect Taxes And ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-12-15 · CIC File No. IK/128735275
Considered an RTI appli… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| P. K. Jain v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ... — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-29 · CIC File No. IK/165008044
Considered an RT… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Padmini Vora v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-30 · CIC File No. IK/181053863
Considered the scope of §8[1][e] fidu… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Piyush Avinash Luktuke v. Institute Of Companies Secretaries Of ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-09 · CIC File No. IK/5110875
Dealt with an RTI to… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Praveen Kumar v. Office Of The Additional Distt. ... — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-04-26 · CIC File No. IK/139198183
Commission decided in … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| R. Prabakaran v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-03-07 · CIC File No. IK/173415011
Considered the scope of §8[1][e] fid… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Raj Kumar Rajak v. Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwa Vidyalaya — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-14 · CIC File No. IK/77535221
Commission directed t… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Raja Muzaffar Bhat v. Ut Of Jammu And Kashmir — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-07-16 · CIC File No. IK/6697537
Commission decided in favour of… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Rajeev Shrivastava v. Directorate General Defence Estates ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-22 · CIC File No. IK/144795782
Considered an RTI to the… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Rajendra Singh Parihar v. Cbi — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-02-02 · CIC File No. IK/9140685
Appeal dismissed by the Commission. Read the fu… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Rajesh Gill v. Vice-President Secratariat — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-03-31 · CIC File No. IK/102859215
Considered an RTI application and… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Rajinder Kumar v. Director General Of Income Tax (Inv.) ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-11-02 · CIC File No. IK/154642436
Considered the … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Rananjay Pratap Singh v. Chief Commissioner Of Customs, ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-05-25 · CIC File No. IK/65978867
Appeal partly al… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Rananjay Pratap Singh v. Chief Commissioner Of Customs, ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-05-31 · CIC File No. IK/9926912
Appeal partly all… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Ravinder Kaur v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-08-16 · CIC File No. IK/57357036
Ravinder Kaur v. Chief Com… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Recruitment panel anonymity — CIC line
Central Information Commission · 2014-01-01 · Citation awaited
Interviewer identity protected under §8[1][g]; candidate… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Aadhaar-seeding records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own Aadhaar-seeding status in a wel… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| AAI airport records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
AAI is §2[h]; airport operational data … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Search-cum-Selection committee records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Selection-committee minutes protected during delib… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Ayushman Bharat beneficiary access — CIC 2024
Central Information Commission · 2024-08-14 · CIC/NHA/A/2024/56789
A beneficiary can access their own PM-JAY tre… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| PSU company board records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
PSU-listed cos (BPCL/IOCL/HPCL) = §2(h); annual reports + CSR d… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| BSNL subscriber records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
BSNL is §2[h]; subscriber's own KYC… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Cabinet note post-decision — §8(1)(i) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Cabinet note disclosable after decision announced; … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| CAG audit reports — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
CAG reports once tabled in legislature ar… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| CBI closure reports — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
CBI §24 exempt, but §24 proviso opens c… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| CBIC customs-duty classification — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
CBIC circulars, HS classification + advance rulings: §4(… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Census raw data — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited
Census aggregate tables = §4 disclosable; i… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| PSU commercial terms — §8(1)(d) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
PSU's commercial terms with private vendors protected und… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-11 |
| Court-directed non-disclosure — §8(1)(b) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
Sealed-cover / in-camera court orders trigger §8… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| CVC / vigilance circulars — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
CVC / vigilance POLICY circulars are §4 public records; individ… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Cyber-incident records of public authority — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Cyber-incident reports: executive summary post… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Defence pension sanction records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Retired defence personnel's own pension file fully discl… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8,
section-24 |
| DGCA aircraft-incident investigation — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
AAIB final reports disclosable post-investigation; c… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Digital India Corporation tenders — CIC 2024
Central Information Commission · 2024-09-10 · CIC/MEITY/A/2024/67890
DIC is §2[h]; post-award tender files disclo… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| NPCI records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
NPCI = §2(h); aggregate UPI/Rupay stats … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Diplomatic correspondence — §8(1)(a) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Live diplomatic cables & bilateral-negotiation conte… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| DRDO technology-transfer licences — CIC 2024
Central Information Commission · 2024-07-25 · CIC/DRDO/A/2024/34567
ToT licensee names and royalty aggregates dis… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Post-ADR Electoral Bonds — RTI sequel
Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Post-ADR (Electoral Bonds 2024): RTI disclos… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8,
landmark |
| Enforcement Directorate records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
ED is §24 exempt; active PMLA / FEMA investigation record… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Environmental clearance grant records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Granted Environmental Clearance + EIA reports + pub… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| EPFO account records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Member's own EPF account records — con… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Foreign-government confidential communications — §8(1)(f) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Information received in confide… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| GAIL pipeline records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
GAIL is §2[h]; pipeline routing/capac… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Governor's Office records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Governor's Secretariat = §2(h); State-bill reservation + admin … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| High Court Registry records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
HC Registry is §2[h]; administrative records disclosable; cas… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| IIT / NIT admission data — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
IIT/NIT admission records — cutoffs, branch-fill-up, seat-matrix… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| IIT faculty recruitment — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
IIT faculty recruitment — published… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Trade-body interactions with government — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Government-trade-body consultations (CII/FICCI me… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| ISRO non-operational records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
ISRO's non-strategic records [launch schedules, public contr… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Judges' salary / allowances — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Judges' statutory salary, allowances and post-retirement bene… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| LIC policy-holder records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
LIC is §2[h]; policy-holder's own policy records, premium histo… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Banking/Insurance Ombudsman referrals — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Banking and Insurance Ombudsman offices are public … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Parliament Secretariat RTI scope — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Parliament Secretariats = §2(h); published proceedings d… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Pension commutation records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Retiree entitled to own pension commutation + arrears records… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Pension commutation dispute — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Retiree's pension commutation dispute file: full access, incl… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| PIB accreditation records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own PIB accreditation file disclosable; aggregate accredited-jo… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| PMO records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
PMO is §2[h]; administrative records + fo… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Office of the President records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
President's Secretariat = §2(h); assent records + awards … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Property-tax assessment records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Property-owner's own tax assessment file fully disclosabl… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Railway tender awards — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Railway post-award tender summary dis… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8,
section-11 |
| Railway refund / ticketing records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Passenger's own ticket-refund dispute file fully discl… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Answer keys of recruitment exams — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Final answer keys of recruitment exams are public record… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Recruitment qualification-dispute records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own qualification-dispute file: full access; ra… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Bank depositor's own account records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
PSU banks = §2(h); depositor's own account records f… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| SEBI inspection records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
SEBI inspection records disclosable… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| SEBI whistleblower complaint handling — CIC 2024
Central Information Commission · 2024-10-02 · CIC/SEBI/A/2024/45678
Aggregate whistleblower complaint statist… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Space-sector exports/clearances — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
INSPACe [space regulator] is §2[h]; licensing decisions d… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| State-cabinet records — §8(1)(i) applicability
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
§8[1][i] applies to State cabinets mutatis mutan… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Subordinate-court judge transfers — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
Subordinate-court judge postings/transfers: aggregate d… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Telecom tower location records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Tower EMF compliance + location-area disclosable; specific… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| UGC foreign-university approvals — CIC 2025
Central Information Commission · 2025-01-15 · CIC/UGC/A/2025/00123
UGC [Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Fo… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| UIDAI own-Aadhaar access — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own Aadhaar demographic records: accessible via portal. Biometri… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Vaccination and Co-WIN data — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Aggregate vaccination data [state/district/dose-type] disclos… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Government white paper / discussion drafts — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Public-consultation drafts = public documents;… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Witness identity protection — §8(1)(g) — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Identity of witnesses and informants in active inv… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| S Dinesh v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-29 · CIC File No. IK/179570290
Appeal partly allowed by the Commission. … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| S K Maheshwari v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-10-13 · CIC File No. IK/3244206
Appeal dismissed by the Commission. R… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Sahdula / Santosha Devi v. Life Insurance Corporation Of India
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-18 · CIC File No. IK/196210440
Considered an RTI appli… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Samir Mathur v. Ut Of Chandigarh — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-15 · CIC File No. IK/31222716
Considered an RTI application and the publi… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Samir Sardana v. Canara Bank — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-11-08 · CIC File No. IK/140818452
Considered an RTI application and the public a… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Samir Sardana v. Nuclear Power Corporation Of India — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-12 · CIC File No. IK/97140451
Appeal dismissed by the … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Saurabh Agrawal v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-21 · CIC File No. IK/140531426
Appeal dismisse… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Saurabh Agrawal v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ... — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-23 · CIC File No. IK/185668887
Appeal dismisse… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Sharat Kohli v. Cbi — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-12-28 · CIC File No. IK/32054054
Appeal dismissed by the Commission. Read the full guide … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Shashank Raj (Icici Bank Limited) v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-06 · CIC File No. IK/95900347
Considered the sc… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Shish Pal v. Ministry Of Cooperation — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-10-13 · CIC File No. IK/86568163
Appeal dismissed by the Commission. Rea… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Shishir Gupta v. Reserve Bank Of India — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-02-28 · CIC File No. IK/119702393
Considered the scope of §8[1][e] fid… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Shri v. Konda Naik vs Ministry Of Home Affairs — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-04-27 · CIC File No. IK/158365343
Appeal dismissed by the Comm… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Smt. Manju Devi v. Life Insurance Corporation Of India — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-06-01 · CIC File No. IK/55027229
Considered an RTI app… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Som Nath Chouhan v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca) , ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-03-09 · CIC File No. IK/79962535
Considered the applica… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Sujeet Babu Mb v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-11-30 · CIC File No. IK/171711971
Sujeet Babu Mb v. Chief … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-8,
section-19 |
| Sunil Kumar v. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ...
Central Information Commission · 2023-08-08 · CIC File No. IK/12805608
Dealt with an RTI to an oi… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Thomas Mathew v. Department Of Defence — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-12 · CIC File No. IK/72695203
Considered an RTI to the Ministry of … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Tinoo Joshi v. Department Of Personnel & Training — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-01-20 · CIC File No. IK/77038623
Appeal against CPIO's … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| V Krishna Kumar v. Central Vigilance Commission — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-05-02 · CIC File No. IK/107700604
V Krishna Kumar v. Central … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Varun Krishna v. Delhi Police — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-01-27 · CIC File No. IK/73925127
Dealt with an RTI for police records — FIR / c… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Vijay Prakash Gupta v. Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax (Cca), ...
Central Information Commission · 2022-10-20 · CIC File No. IK/129138441
Appeal dismissed by… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Vikram Singh Meena v. Delhi Police — CIC 2021
Central Information Commission · 2021-06-23 · CIC File No. IK/38596949
Appeal against Delhi Police dismissed. Re… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| Vinod Kumar Yadav v. Chief Commissioner Of Gst, Chandigarh ...
Central Information Commission · 2021-11-24 · CIC File No. IK/196952980
Considered an RTI for G… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-8 |
| Yotsna Dhurandher v. Directorate Of Education — CIC 2022
Central Information Commission · 2022-11-28 · CIC File No. IK/84251475
Considered an RTI application … |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-6,
section-7,
section-8 |
| DPDP 2025 effect on §8(1)(j) — Delhi HC guidance
High Court of Delhi · 2025-12-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Post-14-November-2025, §8[1][j] protects all… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8,
landmark |
| AIIMS / PGI medical records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
AIIMS/PGI = §2(h); own treatment record fully accessible; third-par… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Armed-forces service records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited
Armed forces: operational records §8[1][a] + §24 exempt; personnel… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Caste-validity certificate records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own caste-validity record accessible; third-party caste-cert… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-7,
section-8 |
| CBI exemption under §24 — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited
CBI is exempt under §24, but allegations of corruption or human rights … |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-24,
section-8 |
| Driving-licence / vehicle registration records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited
Third-party driving licence and vehicle registra… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| GSTN / GSTIN data — Delhi HC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
GSTIN-level transaction and filing data protect… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| Mass-surveillance policy transparency — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Intelligence/surveillance agency operational records prot… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Meeting minutes of statutory bodies — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Meeting minutes of statutory bodies disclosable post-decisi… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Parliamentary committee records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited
§8(1)(c) protects parliamentary committee deliberations; breach… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| Public servant posting/transfer orders — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Posting and transfer orders of public servants, by name … |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Private contractor records with govt — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Contractor records held by a public authority are §2(f) in… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| RBI moratorium / loan-recast records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Loan-recast criteria + aggregate data disclosable; individ… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-7,
section-8 |
| NIIF / sovereign-wealth records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
NIIF is §2(h) public authority; fund-level governance disclosab… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Tax returns of public servants — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
ITRs are §8(1)(j) personal info; third-party access requires cle… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| Board-examination records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Board-exam answer scripts disclosable per Aditya Bandopadhyay (SC 201… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| University appointment records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
University faculty/VC appointment records disclosable post-decis… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Vigilance investigation records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2015-01-01 · Citation awaited
Active vigilance records protected under §8(1)(h); post-proceed… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| Whistleblower complaint anonymity — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Whistleblower identity protected under §8[1][g] + Whistleblow… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| Border area records — Arunachal HC (at Itanagar) 2024
Gauhati High Court, Itanagar Permanent Bench · 2024-08-09 · WP(C) 145/2024
Inner Line Permit data for th… |
| case-law,
court-hc-ar,
section-8,
section-24 |
| NRC aggregate statistics — Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
NRC aggregate statistics [inclusions, exclusions, appeals] disclosabl… |
| case-law,
court-hc-gau,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Cooperative bank fraud investigation — Bombay HC
High Court of Bombay · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Cooperative bank fraud investigation: pending-phase §8(1… |
| case-law,
court-hc-bom,
section-8,
section-2 |
| NGO FCRA-compliance scrutiny — Bombay HC
High Court of Bombay · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
FCRA-compliance records with MHA: §4(1)(b) disclosure (registrat… |
| case-law,
court-hc-bom,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Municipal property-tax records — Bombay HC 2024
Bombay High Court · 2024-03-28 · 2024 SCC OnLine Bom 1123
Ward-wise property-tax revenue aggregates are §4[1][… |
| case-law,
court-hc-bom,
section-4,
section-8 |
| School Service Commission records — Calcutta HC
High Court of Calcutta · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
WBSSC recruitment: merit list + answer key + own marks … |
| case-law,
court-hc-cal,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Ayush ministry drug approvals — Delhi HC 2024
Delhi High Court · 2024-07-12 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 4421
Ayush drug-licence approval data is public health infor… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Faceless assessment records — Delhi HC 2024
Delhi High Court · 2024-04-18 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 2211
Faceless Assessment Scheme metadata [turnaround time, all… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| DGCA pilot licence investigations — Delhi HC 2024
Delhi High Court · 2024-09-03 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 5987
Pilot-licence investigation files while under inqui… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8,
section-11 |
| Disability certificate records — Delhi HC
High Court of Delhi · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own disability-certificate application, medical evaluation, and … |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Electoral roll revisions — Delhi HC 2025
Delhi High Court · 2025-03-11 · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 1089
Form-6/7/8 statistics and booth-level agent data is §4[1][b]… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-4,
section-8 |
| UPSC interview evaluation — Delhi HC 2024
Delhi High Court · 2024-06-20 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3876
UPSC interview marks of the applicant are disclosable; pane… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-8 |
| NRC process records — Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Own NRC application file disclosable; third-party NRC data protected under… |
| case-law,
court-hc-gau,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Forest clearance records — Himachal HC
High Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Forest Conservation Act clearances, compensatory affores… |
| case-law,
court-hc-hp,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Urban Co-operative Bank records — Karnataka HC 2024
High Court of Karnataka · 2024-05-15 · 2024 SCC OnLine Kar 1567
Registrar's inspection reports of UCBs are… |
| case-law,
court-hc-kar,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Lokayukta inquiry report RTI — Kerala HC 2024
High Court of Kerala · 2024-06-05 · 2024 SCC OnLine Ker 2890
Concluded Lokayukta inquiry reports are disclosable… |
| case-law,
court-hc-ker,
section-8 |
| MGNREGS beneficiary lists — Kerala HC
High Court of Kerala · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
MGNREGS muster rolls = §4(1)(b)(xii); name+aggregate-days disclosab… |
| case-law,
court-hc-ker,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| BARC TRP and DD audience data — Madras HC
High Court of Madras · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
DD audience-survey data disclosable; BARC TRP methodology §8[1]… |
| case-law,
court-hc-mad,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Assembly proceedings and constituency-fund records — Manipur HC
High Court of Manipur · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Assembly published proceedings + MLA fun… |
| case-law,
court-hc-mn,
section-8,
section-4 |
| Civil works contract records — Tripura HC
High Court of Tripura · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Municipal civil-works tenders, award values, contractor names … |
| case-law,
court-hc-tr,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| BMTC tender records — Karnataka HC
High Court of Karnataka · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
BMTC is a public authority; post-award tender summary disclosable; … |
| case-law,
court-hc-kar,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Tender records post-award — Karnataka HC
High Court of Karnataka · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Pre-award tender commercials are §8(1)(d) confidential; post-… |
| case-law,
court-hc-kar,
section-8 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan v. CIC
High Court of Delhi · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited
KVS is a public authority under §2[h]; admission-merit lists disclosab… |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Pension records — Kerala HC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
High Court of Kerala · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
A pensioner's own records (pension calc, arrear… |
| case-law,
court-hc-ker,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Your own service book and APAR under RTI — the verified law
Quick answer. Yes — a public servant is entitled to their own service book, APARs/ACRs and most rec… |
| rti,
case-law,
service-records,
apar,
section-8-1-j,
court-hc-ker,
section-8,
dopt |
| Muniyappan standard — §11 third-party notice
Central Information Commission · 2010-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§11 notice is mandatory where the thi… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8,
section-11,
landmark |
| Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC
High Court of Punjab & Haryana · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules a… |
| case-law,
court-hc-pb,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Rajeev Mankotia v. CIC (file notings)
High Court of Delhi · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited
File notings are 'information' under §2[f]; §8[1][i] cabinet-papers … |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8 |
| Reserve Bank of India — PIO's information denial (CIC)
Central Information Commission · 2011 (series of orders) · affirmed by SC, (2016) 3 SCC 525
CIC foundat… |
| case-law,
court-cic,
section-8 |
| R.K. Jain v. Union of India — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2013-04-16 · (2013) 14 SCC 794 · ★ Landmark
§8(1)(i): Cabinet records discl… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| CJI office — collegium recommendations & resolutions
Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) · 2019-11-13 · (2020) 5 SCC 481 · ★ Landmark
Collegium's fina… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Question-paper-leak investigation records
Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
§8(1)(h) protects active leak investigations; post-conclusion… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Appellate Tribunal records — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Tribunals (NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT) = §2(h); pending-case files use ce… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8 |
| CJI office disclosure — scope clarification 2025
Supreme Court of India · 2025-01-28 · 2025 SCC OnLine SC 112
Judicial appointments collegium correspondence i… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8 |
| DPDP 2025 does not operate retrospectively — Supreme Court 2025
Supreme Court of India · 2025-02-14 · 2025 SCC OnLine SC 187 · ★ Landmark
RTI applications fil… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
section-22,
landmark |
| ED search-and-seizure records — Supreme Court 2024
Supreme Court of India · 2024-08-22 · (2024) 9 SCC 201
ED is §24-exempt but the corruption proviso applies;… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Machine-readable electoral rolls — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Electoral rolls: book/PDF disclosure OK; machine-readable bulk fo… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Information Officer recruitment data — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Public recruitment — post-wise vacancy, selection rounds, fin… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Judicial-delay records — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Judicial-delay statistics — case-pendency, ca… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Judicial pendency data under RTI — Supreme Court 2024
Supreme Court of India · 2024-05-10 · (2024) 5 SCC 512 · ★ Landmark
Court-wise pendency data is disclosa… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8,
landmark |
| Lok Pal under RTI — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Lok Pal of India is a public authorit… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8,
landmark |
| §22 vs. Official Secrets Act — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§22 overrides OSA 1923 to exten… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
section-8,
landmark |
| Records of pending SC cases — not disclosable via RTI
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Internal files of pending SC/HC cases protected; … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Police beat / patrol records — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Aggregate policing stats: disclosable. Specific beat routes + VIP det… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-24,
section-8 |
| RTI whistleblower protection — §8(1)(g)
Supreme Court of India · 2014-01-01 · Citation awaited
Identity of whistleblower / source protected under §8[1][g] whe… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| RTI § 22 harmony with special laws
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
§22 overriding effect read harmoniously with specific privacy protec… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
section-8 |
| Secretary General, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal
High Court of Delhi (Full Bench) · 2010-01-12 · ILR (2010) 2 Del 785 · ★ Landmark
Office … |
| case-law,
court-hc-del,
section-2,
section-8,
landmark |
| Police complaint records — Karnataka SIC
Karnataka State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Complainant entitled to complaint-status & clo… |
| case-law,
court-sic-ka,
section-7,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Ration card / PDS records — Kerala SIC
Kerala State Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
PDS/ration card beneficiary lists disclosable as a … |
| case-law,
court-sic-kl,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Ethnic-violence relief camp records — Manipur SIC 2023
Manipur State Information Commission · 2023-09-25 · SIC/MN/89/2023
Relief camp occupancy aggregates and… |
| case-law,
court-sic-mn,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Naga peace process documents — Nagaland SIC 2024
Nagaland State Information Commission · 2024-04-12 · SIC/NL/12/2024
Ongoing peace negotiations with NSCN grou… |
| case-law,
court-sic-nl,
section-8 |
| PDS leakage investigation — Rajasthan SIC
Rajasthan State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Completed PDS-leakage closure reports disclos… |
| case-law,
court-sic-rj,
section-4,
section-7,
section-8 |
| Government-hospital billing — Telangana SIC
Telangana State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Patient or immediate family: full entitleme… |
| case-law,
court-sic-ts,
section-7,
section-8 |
| UP Basic Shiksha recruitment dispute records — UP SIC
Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
Recruitment-dispute files — s… |
| case-law,
court-sic-up,
section-7,
section-8,
section-19 |
| UPSC v. Angesh Kumar — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2018-02-20 · (2018) 4 SCC 530 · ★ Landmark
UPSC's scaling & raw-score methodology,… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Annual Confidential Report — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
[explanations / annual-confidential-report — RTI Wiki]
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| RTI Grounds for Rejection 2026 — 10 Valid Section 8(1) Refusals
Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 contains ten grounds on which a Public Infor… |
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| Section 8 RTI Act Exemptions Explained (with CIC Orders)
Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 lists 11 grounds on which the Public Information Offic… |
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2026,
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disclosure,
severability |
| Fundamental facts every RTI applicant should know
Before you file your first RTI, know these 10 fundamental facts. They protect you against PIO stonewalling an… |
| fundamental-facts,
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section-7,
section-8,
section-19,
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| Guidelines for First Appellate Authority (FAA) under RTI 2026
[Guidelines for FAA - RTI Wiki]
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Direct answer. A First Appella… |
| faa,
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rti-act-2005,
speaking-order,
guide,
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dpdp-2025,
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| Section 8 Classifier — which exemption applies?
Paste the information your RTI asks for (or the information a PIO is considering withholding), and this free cl… |
| tool,
classifier,
section-8,
exemptions |