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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(RTI tool,citation-formatter,citizen RTI tool,free RTI 2026)
+metatag-description=(Free tool to format RTI case citations in the standard SCC / AIR / DLT format for use in your appeals. Auto-extracts court, year, party names, citation type.)}}
+====== Citation Formatter — RTI case-law citations, 2026 ======
+{{ :social:auto:tools-citation-formatter.png?direct&1200 |Citation Formatter — RTI case-law citations, 2026 — RTI Wiki}}
+<WRAP center round info 95%>
+**Quick Reply:** Free tool to format RTI case citations in the standard SCC / AIR / DLT format for use in your appeals. Auto-extracts court, year, party names, citation type.
+</WRAP>
+**Citation Formatter** is the right tool when you have a case name (e.g., 'Bhagat Singh v. CIC') and want the proper SCC / AIR / DLT citation for use in your appeal. Saves you 5 minutes per appeal.
+===== Try it now =====
+  * **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/citation-formatter-app.html|Open the tool →]]** — free, no login, instant draft.
+  * Or use **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/awaaz-rti.html|AwaazRTI]]** for voice input in 11 Indian languages.
+  * Or **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/|All free RTI tools]]**.
+===== When to use this tool =====
+  * **You have a stuck application** — government department not replying to your routine query.
+  * **You have been told "we cannot share this"** — a PIO has cited Section 8 without proper severance / public-interest balance.
+  * **You want to build a case** — for a journalist scoop, an activist campaign, or your own civil-court matter.
+  * **You are a first-time RTI filer** — the tool guides you through the right authority + the right questions.
+===== Citations behind the tool =====
+The tool's drafting engine is grounded in:
+  * **Right to Information Act, 2005** — [[:act|full text]]
+  * **Bhagat Singh v. CIC** (Delhi HC, 2007) — procedural objections cannot defeat RTI
+  * **CPIO Supreme Court v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal** (2020) 5 SCC 481 — Constitution Bench on §8(1)(j)
+  * **Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC** (2013) 1 SCC 212 — personal information test
+  * **Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI** (2019) 9 SCC 199 — IC accountability + transparent appointments
+===== Related on RTI Wiki =====
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/|All RTI tools]]
+  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|Sample RTI letters index]]
+  * [[:cases|Case-law database (300+)]]
+  * [[:important-decisions|Master directory of landmark RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005]]
+//Last reviewed: 4 May 2026.//
+{{tag>rti-tool citation citizen-tool 2026}}