S Srinivasa vs Election Commission of India - 2026 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 8098

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:
For the Respondents: Pushpa N Lakra

Table of Content
1. procedural history of the rti complaint and initial hearing details. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. invalidity of rti requests sent to non-designated grievance email addresses. (Para 6)
3. lack of statutory compliance under section 6(1) renders the complaint ab initio not maintainable. (Para 7 , 8)

O R D E R

Relevant dates emerging from the complaint:
RTI : 15.04.2024	FA : Not on Record	Complaint : 12.11.2024
CPIO : Not on record	FAO : Not on Record	Hearing : 19.05.2026 & 23.06.2026

1. The Complainant filed an RTI application dated 15.04.2024, before the CPIO, Election Commission of India, seeking information as under:

“Under the rti 6, 6(3)4(1)b law provide fallowing information records as per your laws.

1:- election code means applies works and not applied works in village to national level provide.

2:-elections chekup vehicles amount seized by all employees in India and as per your records provide.

3:-works done by ECI on all seized amount in checkups.

4:- election voters list provide in your jurisdiction published..cd/dvd/ pendrive

Please acknowledge receipt send me with action taken report send me..”

2. Upon non-receipt of a reply, the Complainant approached the Com