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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§8(1)(d), §8(1)(e), fiduciary, jayantilal mistry, NPA, defaulter)
+metatag-description=(§81e fiduciary applies only in strict classical sense; regulator-regulated is not fiduciary.)
+metatag-title=(Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal N. Mistry — 2015 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal N. Mistry ======
+**Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal N. Mistry** (Supreme Court of India, 2015-12-16) //(2016) 5 SCC 136// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 8(1)(d), 8(1)(e), 8(2). §8(1)(e) fiduciary applies only in strict classical sense; regulator-regulated is not fiduciary. Section 8(1)(e) fiduciary exemption is confined to the strict classical fiduciary relationship — doctor-patient, lawyer-client, trustee-beneficiary, priest-penitent.
+===== Holding =====
+§8(1)(e) fiduciary applies only in strict classical sense; regulator-regulated is not fiduciary.
+===== Ratio =====
+Section 8(1)(e) fiduciary exemption is confined to the strict classical fiduciary relationship — doctor-patient, lawyer-client, trustee-beneficiary, priest-penitent. The relationship between RBI and the regulated bank is not fiduciary. Bank inspection reports and willful-defaulter lists must be disclosed where public interest is involved.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 8(1)(d)
+  * Section 8(1)(e)
+  * Section 8(2)
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Bank inspection reports + defaulter list disclosable; PI override applies.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** (2016) 5 SCC 136
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India
+  * **Date:** 2015-12-16
+  * **Outcome:** dismissed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2016) 5 SCC 136
+===== 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 2015}}

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