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updated · RTI Problems

Mutation Pending on Bhu Bharati (Telangana)? The Official Route, How to Check Status, and Where RTI Fits

[bhubharati-phase2-20260822] Mutation keeper upgraded: official module and process flow named, Application Status route added, decision table and definitions added, unsupported "most common complaint" statistic removed, RTI 30-day wording corrected to Section 7(1) "ordinarily required".

updated · RTI Problems

NALA Conversion Pending on Bhu Bharati (Telangana)? The Four Official NALA Modules, Status Check, and Where RTI Fits

[bhubharati-phase2-20260822] NALA keeper upgraded: the four official NALA-related modules distinguished from the Bhu Bharati FAQ, official process flows and Application Status route added, RTI 30-day wording corrected.

updated · RTI Problems

Sada Bainama in Telangana: What Bhu Bharati Offers Today, How to Check an Earlier Application, and Where RTI Fits

[bhubharati-phase2-20260822] Sada Bainama keeper corrected (P0): text describing a regularisation module "on Bhubharati" removed because the portal lists none; fresh-application implications removed; unsupported "lakhs of applications" statistic removed; unverified press reports placed in a visible reviewer note; RTI 30-day wording corrected.

updated · RTI Problems

Survey Number in the Prohibited Properties List (22-A)? The Official Bhu Bharati Grievance Route, and Where RTI Fits (Telangana)

[bhubharati-phase2-20260822] Prohibited-list keeper upgraded: official grievance module and prohibited-property search named, revenue-side vs registration-side (22-A) distinction added, decision table and definitions added, RTI 30-day wording corrected.

updated · RTI Guides

How to File RTI Online in India (2026)

[keeper-upgrade-20260803] First-viewport route selector added (official free routes first, private-service disclaimer, BPL exemption stated); legal corrections: third-party timeline restated as 40 days per Section 11(3), APIO five-day addition tied to submission per the proviso to Section 5(2), Section 6(3) transfer stated directly (another public authority, five days, with intimation), anonymity wording per Section 6(2); stale 2025 portal-directory post consolidated into this guide.

published · Grievance Help

BWSSB Water Complaint Unresolved: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: lodge a Bengaluru water/sewerage complaint on BWSSB's public complaint system, track it by complaint number on the View Complaint page, and put the file on record with an RTI to BWSSB's SPIO - asking for the recorded status, any inspection or site-visit report, and the reasons recorded. No official complaint timeline is stated on this page: BWSSB's citizen charter is published in Kannada only and was not extracted.

published · Grievance Help

Karnataka Police Complaint: Records + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: which official route applies to a lost article (e-Lost, contact-on-found), an FIR (FIR search), or an ordinary station complaint - for which no online follow-up route is published on the KSP portal (checked 1 Aug 2026), which is when an RTI record request matters. RTI questions are scenario-scoped and record-based (any entry or action recorded, if any), with the Section 8(1)(h) investigation exemption stated.

published · RTI Portal Help

RTI Portal Not Working? How to Still File Your RTI

New symptom-first guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: low-risk checks for the common portal failures (page not loading, registration/login silently failing, OTP or email never arriving, payment debited without acknowledgement, department not listed, text/upload rejected), routing to the verified per-portal help pages, and the qualified postal route per the DoPT guide - with an explicit warning that filing an RTI does not pause or protect any other deadline.

published · Grievance Help

Sakala Service Delayed: Appeals, Tracking + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: track a delayed or rejected notified service by its SAKALA (GSC) number, use the online First Appeal and the Second Appeal beyond it, and put the file on record with an RTI to the service-owning department's SPIO - asking for the notified time limit and the reasons recorded. The Sakala compensation provision is not stated on this page pending verification from the current official service compendium.

published · Grievance Help

Seva Sindhu Application Stuck: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: check a pending Karnataka service application on the official Seva Sindhu route, raise it through the portal's own helpdesk, and then put the file on record with an RTI - identifying the public authority responsible for the service, addressing the SPIO of that authority and requesting the records it holds, including the status, the officer it is pending with and any reasons recorded. Whether a Seva Sindhu application also carries a Sakala (GSC) number is not stated on this page pending verification; the Sakala boundary is described conditionally.

published · Grievance Help

HMWSSB Water Complaint Unresolved: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: the CAN-based HMWSSB grievance route (register, track, follow-up channels), then the RTI record trail to HMWSSB's PIO - sourced to HMWSSB's own APIO/PIO/AA disclosure page.

published · Grievance Help

Karnataka Grievance Router: Where to Complain First

New hub reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi, covering 7 verified Karnataka systems (Janaspandana/iPGRS, Sakala, Seva Sindhu, Bhoomi, Karnataka Police services, BWSSB, K-RERA) - which to use first, tracking, verified helplines, Sakala online appeals, and entity RTI pages where officially published. Every fact renders from a source cell verified on 24-Jul-2026; unverified details (including the BESCOM intake route and the Sakala compensation provision) are held, not published.

published · Grievance Help

MeeSeva Application Stuck: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: track the application, identify the issuing authority from your receipt, use the 12 certificate-specific delay guides, and put the file on record with an RTI to the issuing authority's SPIO when it remains pending.

published · Grievance Help

Prajavani Petition, No Action: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: track your Praja Bhavan petition by reference ID, understand that the forwarded department holds the action file, and use RTI to that department's SPIO for the action-taken record - including the verified notice that the old cpgrams.ts.nic.in portal was discontinued on 01-Jun-2026.

published · Grievance Help

Telangana Grievance Router: Where to Complain First

New hub covering 7 verified Telangana grievance systems (Prajavani, MeeSeva, Bhu Bharati, Telangana Police petitions, TGRERA, HMWSSB, TGSPDCL) - which to use first, tracking, helplines, and the TGRERA Rs 1,000 complaint fee sourced to the official Rules. Every fact renders from a source cell verified on 23-Jul-2026; unverified details (including the GHMC intake route) are held, not published.

published · Grievance Help

TGRERA Complaint: Fee, Process & RTI When It Stalls

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: the two TGRERA routes (Rule 34/Form M complaint to the Authority, Rule 35/Form N claim before the Adjudicating Officer), the Rs 1,000 fee per the official Rules, the sixty-day disposal rules under Sections 29(4) and 71(2) of the RERA Act, and the RTI record trail to TGRERA's own PIO - with the boundary stated plainly: RTI cannot decide the complaint.

published · Grievance Help

TGSPDCL Electricity Complaint Unresolved: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: the UKSCNO-based TGSPDCL complaint route (online service requests, no-power complaints, 1912), then the RTI record trail to the PIO of your operation circle - sourced to TGSPDCL's published RTI Act 4(1)(b) manual.

published · Grievance Help

Central Government Grievance Router: Where to Complain First

New hub covering 10 official central grievance systems (CPGRAMS, EPFiGMS, CPENGRAMS, Passport Seva, cybercrime/1930, RailMadad, National Consumer Helpline, RBI CMS, UIDAI, AirSewa) - which to use first, tracking, official timelines where published, and escalation. Every fact renders from a verified source cell with visible verification dates; unverified details are held, not published.

published · Grievance Help

CPENGRAMS Pension Grievance Delayed: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: CPENGRAMS filing, tracking and appeal, with stage-based RTI routing - sanction records with the former department/Head of Office, accounting with the PAO, authorization with CPAO, and bank complaint route (then RBI CMS) for monthly-payment problems.

published · Grievance Help

CPGRAMS Complaint Ignored or Closed Without Action: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: exhaust the official route (file, track, 21-day timeline, appeal after closure), then use RTI to obtain the action-taken record - with the record-trail questions to ask and the Section 7(1)/19(1) timelines, sourced to India Code.

published · Grievance Help

Cybercrime Complaint Filed, No Update: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: report-first guidance, the official State/UT Nodal and Grievance Officer escalation, and what an RTI to the State police PIO may request about complaint status - with the Section 8(1)(h) investigation-exemption caveat stated plainly.

published · Grievance Help

EPFiGMS Grievance Filed, PF Still Stuck: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: the EPFiGMS route (UAN/PPO filing, tracking, reminder and escalation), then the RTI record trail to the CPIO of the concerned PF office linked to your UAN/PPO - claim status, pending officer, recorded reasons.

published · Grievance Help

Passport Grievance Filed, Application Still Stuck: Steps + RTI

New journey guide reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: registering and tracking a Passport Seva grievance, the DPG escalation route, and RTIs to the RPO CPIO (and State police PIO for the verification leg) for the file status and dates.

published · Case Law

Court Case Records in Karnataka: Certified Copy Online & Online RTI

New state route guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: Karnataka offers online certified copies (cconline) AND online RTI (the High Court is a listed authority on rtionline.karnataka.gov.in) - and when to use each.

published · Case Law

Court Case Records in Maharashtra: Bombay HC Certified Copy vs RTI

New state route guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: Bombay HC offers online certified-copy appointment and status; RTI goes to the Registrar/PIO of the concerned bench (Bombay, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Goa or the Kolhapur circuit bench) for the registry trail.

published · Case Law

Court Case Records in Tamil Nadu: Madras HC RTI Portal & the Copy Exemption

New state route guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: Madras HC exempts judicial-side copies from RTI (use the copy procedure) but runs an online RTI portal for the registry trail, covering the HC and district judiciary.

published · Case Law

India Court RTI Access Report 2026

New research report + open dataset: the Supreme Court and all 25 High Courts mapped - 17 accept RTI online, 6 run one portal for the High Court and district courts, 7 accept online certified-copy applications. 25 of 26 courts re-verified on official pages.

published · Case Law

Court Case Records in Delhi: e-True Copy vs RTI - Two Portals, Two Jobs

New state route guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: Delhi's separate e-True Copy and RTI portals explained - which one does what, and when the registry-trail RTI applies.

published · Case Law

Court Case Records in Telangana: High Court & District Courts - Certified Copy vs RTI

New state route guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: Telangana's single RTI portal covers both the High Court and district courts - and when to use it vs the court's own copy process.

published · Case Law

Court File Missing or Inspection Refused? Use RTI for the Record Trail

New court-series guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: the file movement trail for mislaid records, and the recorded fate of inspection applications - with the court-rules boundary stated honestly.

published · Case Law

Old Civil Case Records Not Traceable? Use RTI to Find the Record Trail

New court-series guide, reviewed by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi: what survives when a decades-old file is "not traceable" - registers, weeding entries, and the reconstruction route.

published · Services

Gratuity Payment Delayed After Retirement? Use RTI

New guide: the gratuity sanction trail on record - with an honest note on the Payment of Gratuity Act route for private-sector employees.

published · Services

GST Refund Delayed? Use RTI for the Processing Trail

New guide: track the ARN first, then put the refund's processing trail - officer, deficiency memo, movement, interest - on record.

published · Services

Seniority List Not Published or Promotion Pending? Use RTI

New guide: the seniority list, DPC dates and your representation's status as records - the foundation of a service-matter case.

published · Case Law

Certified Copy of a Court Order Delayed?

New advocate-reviewed guide in the court-records series: online copies and copy-application tracking first, then the RTI that gets the registry trail - status, movement between copying branch, record room and bench section, and any uncommunicated defect memo.

published · Case Law

How to Get Court Case Records in India: Certified Copy vs RTI

Court records pillar reviewed and published: the honest route map - free online copies first, the court's certified-copy process second, RTI for the registry trail when it stalls. Reviewed in person by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi; all 25 court portal links verified.

reviewed · Case Law

Section 8 of RTI Act: All Exemptions Explained

Reviewed in person by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi (RTI Advocate) - the exemption table, 20-year rule and case-law references verified.

reviewed · Case Law

Verifying an Employee's Degree? What RTI Can and Cannot Do

Reviewed in person by Adv. Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi (RTI Advocate) - the Section 8(1)(j) and Section 11 third-party framing verified.

published · Property

Neighbour's Illegal Construction? Get the Building Records

New guide: municipal complaint first, then the RTI for the sanctioned plan, inspection reports and action-taken record - the paper trail enforcement is built on.

published · Property

Property Tax Looks Wrong? Get the Assessment Record

New guide: portal lookup and correction application first, then the RTI for the assessment record - measured area, category, rate and revision orders.

published · Services

DBT Money Missing or in the Wrong Account?

New guide: how DBT follows your Aadhaar-seeded account, the PFMS check, and the RTI that gets the payment record, UTR and re-issue procedure on paper.

published · Services

Old-Age / Widow / Disability Pension Stopped?

New guide: the RTI to the welfare office for the sanction status, verification report, stoppage reason and month-wise disbursement record.

published · Services

PM-Kisan Instalment Not Received?

New guide: Know Your Status, eKYC and seeding checks first - then the RTI that gets the pending verification and recorded reason from the agriculture office.

published · Services

Retired but Pension Not Started?

New guide: the stage-wise RTI - department, treasury/accounts, bank - that retrieves the PPO status and authorisation copy and ends the blame game.

published · Certificates

Decades-Old Marks Memo or Degree Proof

New guide: how marks/degree registers outlive individual files - the RTI that confirms your entry exists and gets a certified extract, or the recorded weeding basis.

updated · Certificates

Degree & Certificate Verification Pending

Title and description sharpened to cover degree-verification searches that were landing on weaker pages.

published · Certificates

Lost Marksheet or Degree Certificate? Duplicate + RTI

New guide: the board's duplicate procedure (loss report, fee), and the RTI that fixes the checklist on record and gets a certified register extract as interim proof.

published · Certificates

Migration Certificate Delayed?

New guide: prescribed application and no-dues checks first, then the RTI for file status and recorded reasons when an admission deadline is at stake.

published · Certificates

Transcripts for WES / Foreign Evaluation Stuck?

New guide: the transcript-cell route and evaluator format checks first, then the RTI that gets your application's status, timeline and recorded reason.

published · Certificates

Verifying an Employee's Degree? What RTI Can and Cannot Do

New employer guide: the university verification cell and DigiLocker first, then record-based RTI framing - with the Section 8(1)(j) and Section 11 limits explained honestly.

published · Police

NCR or CSR Copy Not Given by Police?

New guide: which register your matter sits in, the station-first request, and the RTI that gets a certified copy of the entry with its recorded status.

updated · Police

Police Complaint Status Unknown

Added the closure-report asks: the disposal record, recorded reasons, ordering officer and the provision under which a complaint was closed.

published · Police

Police Not Registering Your FIR?

New guide: the BNSS escalation route (written complaint, SP, Magistrate) as the remedy - and the RTI that builds the paper trail: GD entry, action-taken status and recorded reasons.

updated · Property

Remove Property from the 22A Prohibited List (Telangana)

Added how to check whether a survey number appears in the 22A list, with the portal lookup route and the RTI that gets the entry's recorded basis.

published · Services

Ration Card Application Pending? Get the Recorded Status

New guide: EPDS status and the 1967 PDS helpline first, then the RTI to the supply office for the verification report and recorded reason.

published · Services

Scholarship Sanctioned but Not Credited? Trace the Payment

New guide: NSP/PFMS and bank-seeding checks first, then the RTI that gets the disbursement record, transaction reference and recorded reason.

published · Tools

Filed an RTI and Heard Nothing? How to Check Status

New guide: where to check RTI status on every filing route, what deemed refusal means at 30 days, and how the First Appeal assistance (Rs.599 incl. GST) works - with the Deadline Clock and Appeal Generator linked.

updated · Case Law

Section 8 of RTI Act: All Exemptions Explained

Section 8(1)(f) row completed in the at-a-glance table and eight case-law references added showing how courts have applied the exemptions, with a pointer to the case-law library.

updated · Certificates

EWS Income & Asset Certificate Delayed (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: quote your MeeSeva application number and recorded status before filing the RTI.

updated · Certificates

Family Member Certificate Delayed (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: quote your MeeSeva application number and recorded status before filing the RTI.

updated · Certificates

Income Certificate Delayed on MeeSeva (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: quote your MeeSeva application number and recorded status before filing the RTI.

updated · Certificates

Residence / Nativity Certificate Delayed (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: quote your MeeSeva application number and recorded status before filing the RTI.

updated · Property

Bhoomi RTC (Pahani) Online: Karnataka Land Records

Task quick-navigation added, direct links to the five Bhoomi problem guides, and fee guidance updated to direct users to the amount displayed by the official portal at checkout.

updated · Property

Court Order Not Implemented (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Document Registration Refused (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Encumbrance Certificate (EC) Issues (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Khata Merging Pending (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Land Details / ROR Wrong (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Land in the 22A Prohibited List (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Land Survey Delay (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Mutation Pending on Bhu Bharati (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

NALA Conversion Pending (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Passbook Data Correction Pending (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Pattadar Passbook Not Issued (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Registered Document Not Reflecting (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Sada Bainama Regularisation Pending (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

Succession Entry Pending (Telangana)

Check-first guidance added: Bhu Bharati portal status and grievance reference before filing the RTI, with the Telangana portal-help route.

updated · Property

TSLR Town Survey Land Record via MeeSeva (Telangana)

Stale Dharani references corrected to Bhu Bharati, and MeeSeva application-number check-first guidance added.

updated · Services

RTI for Bhu Bharati Land Records & Registration (Telangana)

Full guide added: Tahsildar/MRO and Sub-Registrar routing, check-the-portal-first steps, copy-paste RTI application and links to the Bhu Bharati problem guides.

updated · Services

RTI for Meebhoomi Land Records (Andhra Pradesh)

Full guide added: 1B/Adangal check-first steps, Tahsildar/MRO routing and a copy-paste RTI application.

updated · Services

RTI for Passport & Police Verification Delays (Telangana)

Full guide added: which authority to file to (RPO Hyderabad vs Telangana Police), copy-paste RTI to the RPO, and FAQ wording tightened to record-based answers.

updated · State Guides

Chhattisgarh RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Himachal Pradesh RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Jammu & Kashmir RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Kerala RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Odisha RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Punjab RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

Uttarakhand RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · State Guides

West Bengal RTI Guide

Quick answer added (portal, fee, appeal route), common RTI problems block, portal-fails offline route and PIO guidance. Guide reviewed July 2026.

updated · Tools

RTI Fees in India (2026)

Quick answer added: the Rs. 10 rule, BPL exemption, copy charges and the Section 7(6) rule that late information must be provided free.

published · Tools

Portal Picker: Which RTI Portal Should You Use?

Interactive wizard that identifies the correct RTI portal (Central, state or offline) for your matter.

published · Tools

RTI Questions & Answers

New Q&A hub answering real citizen RTI questions in plain language, reviewed by the FileMyRTI legal team.

updated · Services

RTI for Medical Reimbursement Claims

Full guide added: CGHS / ECHS / ESIC / department DDO routing, official channels to try first, copy-paste RTI application and six FAQs.

published · Services

Assisted RTI Filing (guided call, Rs. 499)

New service: a 30-minute guided call where we file the RTI together on the portal - you keep control of your account, OTP and payment throughout.