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State-cabinet records — §8(1)(i) applicability
Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
State cabinet minutes: §8(1)(i) applies with same post-decision disclosability rule.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | State cabinet secretariat |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(i) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
§8(1)(i) applies to State cabinets mutatis mutandis; post-decision disclosability is the rule.
Ratio decidendi
§8(1)(i) of the RTI Act — by reference to 'Council of Ministers' — applies equally to State Councils of Ministers. The R.K. Jain post-decision-disclosure rule governs State cabinets mutatis mutandis.
Keywords
State cabinet, §8(1)(i), CIC
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