CASE COMMENT: A.S. RAWAT V. DAWA TASHI – NON-CITIZENS AND THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN INDIA

AUTHORS – HARSHA VARDHAN .A, STUDENT AT VIT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

BEST CITATION – HARSHA VARDHAN .A, CASE COMMENT: A.S. RAWAT V. DAWA TASHI – NON-CITIZENS AND THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (7) OF 2025, PG. 274-278, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

I. Introduction

The Delhi High Court judgment in the case A.S. Rawat v. Dawa Tashi deals with an important question in Indian administrative law: Are non-citizens entitled to access information under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter the “RTI Act”)? This case comment attempts to trace the judicial journey on the issue and contemplate the dimensions that this verdict would have in India on transparency, constitutional law, and administrative functioning.