Power to make rules by appropriate Government

Q: When was Section 27 of the Right to Information Act enacted?

Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, cited as RTI Act 27, was enacted on 15 Jun 2005 as Act 22 of 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

In force Act 22 of 2005 As on 14 Oct 2026

Act 22 of 2005 Ministry Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Enacted 15 Jun 2005 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 8

Commencement. Ss. 4(1), 5(1) (2), 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27, 28 (15-06-2005) and rest provisions on 120th day of its enactment.

Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 deals with power to make rules by appropriate Government. The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. The Act was enacted on 15 Jun 2005.

(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the cost of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4;
(b) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 6;
(c) the fee payable under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7;
¹[(ca) the term of office of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 13 and the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16;
(cb) the salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners under sub-section (5) of section 13 and the State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners under sub-section (5) of section 16;]
(d) the salaries and allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees under sub-section (6) of section 13 and sub-section (6) of section 16;
(e) the procedure to be adopted by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the case may be, in deciding the appeals under sub-section (10) of section 19; and
(f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
Section 27, The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Act 22 of 2005).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

Referred to by 1

s. 1 Short title, extent and commencement

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

Aseer Jamal vs Union of India Thr. the Secretary Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

Supreme Court of India 27 Sep 2018 Persuasive (Supreme Court Judgment) Reportable

Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

The Right to Information Act 2005, as constituted and supplemented by its Rules, contains adequate statutory provisions to ensure accessible information for illiterate persons, visually impaired persons, persons below poverty line, and other differently abled persons. Section 6(1) proviso makes it mandatory for Public Information Officers to assist oral applicants in reducing requests to writing. Section 6(3) allows appropriate transfer of applications. Rule 5 exempts BPL persons from fees. Existing implementation including Braille conversion, audio files, multiple payment modes, and toll-free assistance demonstrate that accessibility concerns can be effectively addressed within the existing framework. Rather than declaring constitutional invalidity or imposing new mandatory directions, the appropriate remedy is to grant liberty to affected persons to submit representations regarding additional accessibility modes and to direct authorities to explore advanced technology and deal sympathetically with such requests.

On this section: Court referenced Section 27 as the power under which the Central Government framed the Right to Information Rules 2012 providing detailed fee structure and fee exemption mechanisms

Read the full order on eCourts India

The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.

Made under this section, and citing it

6 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 27

What have the courts held on Section 27 of the Right to Information Act?

Aseer Jamal vs Union of India Thr. the Secretary Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (27 Sep 2018) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Court referenced Section 27 as the power under which the Central Government framed the Right to Information Rules 2012 providing detailed fee structure and fee exemption mechanisms.

How do I find court cases under Section 27 of the Right to Information Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RTI Act 27, section 27 RTI Act, section 27 of the Right to Information Act. People searching for it also type rti 2026 27 and rti 26 27. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Aseer Jamal vs Union of India Thr. the Secretary Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (27 Sep 2018).

What should I read with Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 4 (Obligations of public authorities), section 6 (Request for obtaining information), section 7 (Disposal of request), section 13 (Terms of office and conditions of service), and on 2 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 6: most recently Punjab Right to Information Rules, 2017 (2017), then Tamil Nadu Information Commission Service Rules, 2017 (2017), and 4 more.

When was Section 27 of the Right to Information Act enacted?

Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, cited as RTI Act 27, was enacted on 15 Jun 2005 as Act 22 of 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

19. Appeal669 words
7. Disposal of request657 words
4. Obligations of public authorities643 words
2. Definitions618 words
13. Terms of office and conditions of service530 words
8. Exemption from disclosure of information520 words

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 14 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.