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Disaster relief records — Uttarakhand SIC

Uttarakhand State Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited

Disaster-relief beneficiary + ex-gratia records: §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.

Case details

Court Uttarakhand State Information Commission
Decided 2023-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner Affected resident
Respondent Disaster Management
RTI Act sections §4(1)(b)
Outcome Applicant allowed

Outcome

Disaster-relief beneficiary lists, ex-gratia disbursals, compensation records = §4(1)(b)(xii) material.

Ratio decidendi

Post-disaster relief records — ex-gratia payments for loss of life, property damage compensation, livestock compensation, rehabilitation grants — are §4(1)(b)(xii) subsidy-programme material. Affected residents have direct standing.

Keywords

disaster, Uttarakhand, §4(1)(b)(xii), ex-gratia

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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.

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