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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§8(1)(j), three-part test, APAR, service record, girish deshpande)
+metatag-description=(§81j three-part test; service-record matters of low-level officials protected.)
+metatag-title=(Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC — 2012 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC ======
+**Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC** (Supreme Court of India, 2012-10-03) //(2013) 1 SCC 212// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 8(1)(j), 8(2). §8(1)(j) three-part test; service-record matters of low-level officials protected. Service career details — APAR, transfers, postings — of public servants are personal information under §8(1)(j) unless larger public interest is shown.
+===== Holding =====
+§8(1)(j) three-part test; service-record matters of low-level officials protected.
+===== Ratio =====
+Service career details — APAR, transfers, postings — of public servants are personal information under §8(1)(j) unless larger public interest is shown. Three-part test established: personal in nature; no nexus to public activity; public interest does not warrant disclosure.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 8(1)(j)
+  * Section 8(2)
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Three-part test for §8(1)(j); APAR + service career generally protected.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** (2013) 1 SCC 212
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India
+  * **Date:** 2012-10-03
+  * **Outcome:** partly allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2013) 1 SCC 212
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 2012}}

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