University Of Delhi vs Neeraj & Anr on 25 August, 2025
162. Again, the said direction is completely de-hors the provisions of the
RTI Act. As observed in Central Board of Secondary Education &
Another v. Aditya Bandopadhyay & Others (supra) and reiterated in
Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash
Chandra Agarwal (supra), the RTI Act cannot be construed so as to impose
an obligation on any public authority to collect or collate any non-available
information. The relevant observations are as under: