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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(RPO, §4, Subhash Agarwal, passport, proactive disclosure)
+metatag-description=(RPO held to §4 proactive-disclosure obligation.)
+metatag-title=(Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. RPO Delhi — 2019 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. RPO Delhi ======
+**Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. RPO Delhi** (Central Information Commission, 2019-08-07) //CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 4, 7(1). RPO held to §4 proactive-disclosure obligation. Regional Passport Office is bound by §4(1)(b) proactive-disclosure obligations regarding service standards, fee structure and PIO/FAA contact information.
+===== Holding =====
+RPO held to §4 proactive-disclosure obligation.
+===== Ratio =====
+Regional Passport Office is bound by §4(1)(b) proactive-disclosure obligations regarding service standards, fee structure and PIO/FAA contact information. Failure to publish citizen-charter compliance attracts §20(1) consequences.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 4
+  * Section 7(1)
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Citizen Charter cited as minimum service standard; deemed refusal triggered.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254
+  * **Court:** Central Information Commission
+  * **Date:** 2019-08-07
+  * **Outcome:** allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** CIC/MEA/A/2019/139254
+===== 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 cic 2019}}

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