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§4 portal-publication compliance — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§4 portal publication must be live, indexed, searchable; all 17 §4(1)(b) categories — not merely some.
Case details
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI activists collective |
| Respondent | Central/State governments |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b), §4(2) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
§4 proactive disclosure must be on a live, indexed, searchable portal — not a PDF-dump; 17 categories fully covered.
Ratio decidendi
§4(1)(b) compliance requires not just publication but ACCESSIBLE publication. A static PDF dump buried on the portal does not satisfy the provision. The 17 categories must be populated, kept current, and indexed for search. Public authorities that fail face §19(8)(a) structural directions.
Keywords
§4 compliance, portal, 17 categories
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