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Revision note: Information Sharing, Transparency and the Right to Information

  • Constitutional basis Art 19(1)(a): Raj Narain 1975, S. P. Gupta 1981, ADR 2002
  • MKSS, Aruna Roy, jan sunwai, "hamara paisa, hamara hisaab"; FoI Act 2002 (not notified); RTI in force 12 Oct 2005
  • Sec 4 proactive disclosure; Sec 7: 30 days / 48 hours; Sec 8 exemptions, 8(2) public interest, 8(3) 20 years; Sec 20 penalty ₹250/day up to ₹25,000; Sec 24 intelligence exempt except corruption and HR
  • 2019 amendment: Centre fixes tenure/salary of ICs; DPDP Act 2023 amended 8(1)(j)
  • CIC 2013: parties as public authorities; Subhash Chandra Agarwal 2019; electoral bonds struck down Feb 2024
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