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The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled that advocates cannot use the RTI Act to obtain case details for clients, citing a Madras High Court judgment. The CIC emphasized that such usage defeats the RTI Act’s core objectives and could be exploited to promote legal practice, not for genuine citizen information access. ]]> https://www.thenewj.in/2026/01/19/cic-lawyers-cant-use-rti-for-cases-they-are-handling/feed/ 0 2769