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Rohidas Kamath   10 July 2026

Appeal before state information commissioner under rti

The First Appellate Authority has adjudicated my 30 appeals under RTI Act. Iam prefeerring appeal under Section 19(3) of RTI Act 2005 before State Information Commissioner against the orders passed by the FAA. I would like to have valuable opinion as to whether I have to file 30 appeals against 30 orders or I can file one appeal against 30 orders of FAA. 



Quick Summary
This discussion addresses whether to file 30 separate second appeals under the RTI Act before the State Information Commissioner, or if one appeal can cover all 30 orders from the First Appellate Authority. While some suggest a single appeal is sufficient if the matter is the same, the consensus advises filing separate appeals for each order. This is the legally safer and procedurally correct approach, though you can request the Commission to club them for hearing if they involve common issues.

 6 Replies

kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired))     10 July 2026

When the matter is the one and same, only one appeal is sufficient, but you have to mention all the orders in the appeal.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     11 July 2026

You are using different threads for the same issue, better put all your questions briefly in a single thread itself.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     11 July 2026

New openings shall not change status /opinion and advise.

P. Venu (Advocate)     12 July 2026

To my knowledge, each decision different FAs needs to appealed separately.

Prateek Tigala 8219705285 (Advocate)     13 July 2026

Although all the impugned orders have been passed by the same First Appellate Authority and may involve common questions of law and fact, the legally safer and procedurally appropriate course is to file separate second appeals under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 against each of the 30 orders, as each order constitutes a distinct appellate decision and gives rise to a separate cause of action. Filing a single composite appeal against multiple independent orders may invite objections from the Registry or the State Information Commission, particularly where each order arises out of a separate RTI application or first appeal. However, after filing separate second appeals, the appellant may specifically request the State Information Commission to club all the appeals for hearing and dispose of them by a common order on the ground that they involve identical parties, common issues of law and fact, and substantially similar grounds of challenge. Such a course not only safeguards the maintainability of the appeals but also promotes judicial economy and avoids multiplicity of proceedings.

 

Rohidas Kamath   13 July 2026

Super reply sir. clear reply to the point. Thanks for advicing me to file separate appeals. 


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