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blog:rti-act-decade-of-change-2015-2025 [2026/04/19 09:38] – Shrawanblog:rti-act-decade-of-change-2015-2025 [2026/04/20 01:46] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 metatag-description=(An evaluatory account of the Right to Information Act, 2005 as it has been altered between 2015 and 2025 — the 2019 tenure amendment, the 2020 Constitution Bench on the Office of the CJI, the 2024 Electoral Bonds judgment, and the 14 November 2025 DPDP substitution of Section 8(1)(j). With sources.)}} metatag-description=(An evaluatory account of the Right to Information Act, 2005 as it has been altered between 2015 and 2025 — the 2019 tenure amendment, the 2020 Constitution Bench on the Office of the CJI, the 2024 Electoral Bonds judgment, and the 14 November 2025 DPDP substitution of Section 8(1)(j). With sources.)}}
  
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 ===== Infographic: the decade at a glance ===== ===== Infographic: the decade at a glance =====
  
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-//The infographic groups the eleven key milestones of the 2015 to 2025 decade along a horizontal timeline. Amber markers are legislative events (Parliamentary Acts, Rules). Navy markers are judicial events (Supreme Court and High Court judgments). Green markers are administrative events (DoPT Office Memoranda, Commission appointments). Purple marks the 12 October 2025 twenty-year record date.//+//The infographic groups the eleven key milestones of the 2015 to 2025 decade along a horizontal timeline. Amber markers are legislative events (Parliamentary Acts, Rules). Navy markers are judicial events (Supreme Court and High Court judgments). Green markers are administrative events (%%DoPT%% Office Memoranda, Commission appointments). Purple marks the 12 October 2025 twenty-year record date.//
  
 ===== Setting the scene: the Act at twenty ===== ===== Setting the scene: the Act at twenty =====
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 The Delhi High Court in //Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO// (2010) clarified that the third-party notice under Section 11(1) is a matter of natural justice, not a ground of refusal in itself. The Public Information Officer may still disclose against the third party's wishes, with reasons recorded. The case is routinely cited by First Appellate Authorities. The Delhi High Court in //Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO// (2010) clarified that the third-party notice under Section 11(1) is a matter of natural justice, not a ground of refusal in itself. The Public Information Officer may still disclose against the third party's wishes, with reasons recorded. The case is routinely cited by First Appellate Authorities.
  
-==== Delhi HC on PhD theses, December 2024 ====+==== Delhi HC on %%PhD%% theses, December 2024 ====
  
-In December 2024, the Delhi High Court addressed the disclosure of unpublished PhD theses held in university repositories. The Court held that Section 8(1)(d) commercial confidence does not automatically shield academic theses where the public interest in academic integrity and verification of qualifications is engaged. The judgment re-centred the balancing test under Section 8(2).+In December 2024, the Delhi High Court addressed the disclosure of unpublished %%PhD%% theses held in university repositories. The Court held that Section 8(1)(d) commercial confidence does not automatically shield academic theses where the public interest in academic integrity and verification of qualifications is engaged. The judgment re-centred the balancing test under Section 8(2).
  
 ==== Madras HC on public servants' assets, 2024 ==== ==== Madras HC on public servants' assets, 2024 ====
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   * [[:act|The Right to Information Act, 2005 — current text]]. With amendment overlays at every amended section.   * [[:act|The Right to Information Act, 2005 — current text]]. With amendment overlays at every amended section.
   * [[important-decisions:start|Case law library]]. The curated landmark decisions.   * [[important-decisions:start|Case law library]]. The curated landmark decisions.
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 ===== Sources ===== ===== Sources =====
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   - Bhagat Singh v. Chief Information Commissioner, Delhi High Court, 3 December 2007.   - Bhagat Singh v. Chief Information Commissioner, Delhi High Court, 3 December 2007.
   - Arvind Kejriwal v. Central Public Information Officer, Delhi High Court (2010).   - Arvind Kejriwal v. Central Public Information Officer, Delhi High Court (2010).
-  - Delhi High Court judgment on PhD theses under the Right to Information Act, December 2024.+  - Delhi High Court judgment on %%PhD%% theses under the Right to Information Act, December 2024.
   - Madras High Court judgment on public servants' assets under Section 8(1)(j), 2024.   - Madras High Court judgment on public servants' assets under Section 8(1)(j), 2024.
  
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