Extra No. 423
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The Gujarat Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Vol. LXVI ] MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2025 / PAUSHA 8, 1947
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PART IV-C
Statutory Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Parts I, I-A and I-L)
made by Statutory Authorities other than the Government of Gujarat
including those made by the Government of India, the High Courts, the
Director of Municipalities, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of
Prohibition and Excise, the District Magistrates and the Election
Commission, Election Tribunals, Returning Officers and other
authorities under the Election Commission.
BY THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
NOTIFICATION
No.C.3001/2005
In exercise of powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Honourable the Chief Justice and Judges of this High Court have been pleased to make following amendments in the Gujarat High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2005 :-
1. Short title and commencement:-
(i) These rules shall be called "The Gujarat High Court (Right to Information) Amendment Rules, 2025." (No.1 of 2025).
(ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
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IV-C Ex.-423423-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 29-12-2025 [ PART IV-C 2. Insert the following as a Sub-rule (3-C), Sub-rule (3-D) and Sub-rule (3-E) after the existing Sub-rule (3-B) in the Rule 3 :
"(3-C) Fees and charges payable under Rule 8(1)(A) and 8(1)(B) may be paid in cash or demand draft or by
pay order or in the form of Non-Judicial Stamp or Non-Judicial Stamp paper or stamping through
franking or electronic stamping or court fees stamp or Indian Postal Order or by cheque.
(3-D) Fees and charges paid by Demand Draft or by Pay Order or Indian Postal Order or by Cheque shall be
duly crossed and shall be drawn in favour of "Registrar, Gujarat High Court".
(3-E) No fees shall be payable by a person belonging to the Below Poverty Line families, if such person
encloses with the Application a certified copy or a true copy of the Below Poverty Line Card or a
Certificate issued in that behalf by the Competent Authority."
3. Insert the following as a Sub-rule (d) and Sub-rule (e) after the existing Sub-rule (5)(c) in the Rule 4 :
"(d) Public Information Officer shall not entertain any application seeking copies of the documents of the
matters filed in the High Court of Gujarat either pending or disposed of as copies of the same could be
obtained as provided under the Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993.
(e) Public Information Officer shall not entertain any application for inspection of any record which can be
inspected as provided under The Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993."
4. Insert the following as a Serial No. 3 & 4 after the existing Serial No. 2 in Rule 8(1)(B) :
"3. For Inspection of records:
(a) For the first half an hour
No fees
(b) For each half an hour thereafter
Rs.50/-
4. For information to be furnished through
Through email :
Electronic mode, wherever it is available in the
Handling charges are a minimum of Rs.50 for
Electronic mode.
upto 25 MB, and the same charges apply for each
additional 25 MB thereafter.
Through Electronic Device :
Actual cost of Electronic Device + Handling
charges are a minimum of Rs.50 for upto 25 MB,
and the same charges apply for each additional
25 MB thereafter."
5. Insert the following as a Rule 10 after the existing Rule 9 :
" 10. Destruction of Records :
(A) The Records should be maintained as per the table given below :
(i) The papers which are required to be preserved permanently shall be marked 'A' and kept in file 'A'.
(ii) The papers which are required to be preserved for 10 years shall be marked 'B' and kept in file 'B'.
(iii) The papers which are required to be preserved for 5 years shall be marked 'C' and kept in file 'C'.
(iv) The papers which are required to be preserved for 2 years shall be marked 'D' and kept in file 'D'.
(B) The following papers shall be permanently preserved (Physically or Digitally) :
| Sl. No. | Subject | Class |
| (1) | Files pertaining to policy decisions viz. Resolutions/Orders/Circulars. | A |
| (2) | Register of RTI Applications received. | A |
| (3) | Register of RTI Appeals received. | A |
| (4) | Appointment orders of Assistant Public Information Officer/Public Information Officer/Appellate Authority under R.T.I. Act. | A |
(C) The following papers shall be preserved for 10 years :
| Sl. No. | Subject | Class |
| (1) | File of proactive disclosure for the respective year | B |
(D) The following papers shall be preserved for 5 years :
| Sl. No. | Subject | Class |
| (1) | Files containing information, which was fully provided, partially provided or not provided by Public Information Officer on Applications under R.T.I. including Reply to RTI Applications against which Appeals have been filed either before the First Appellate Authority and/or State Information Commission, and orders passed therein have been complied with. | C |
| (2) | Files containing RTI Applications and reply thereto in respect of First Appeal preferred by applicant before the Appellate Authority Including Reply to RTI Applications against which Appeals have been filed before State Information Commission, and orders passed therein have been complied with. | C |
| (3) | Files of Quarterly Reports furnished to State Information Commission and Central Information Commission. | C |
| (4) | Files of Annual Reports furnished to State Information Commission. | C |
(E) The following papers shall be preserved for 2 years :
| Sl. No. | Subject | Class |
| (1) | Files containing information, which was fully provided, partially provided or not provided, by Public Information Officer on application under R.T.I. (Files against which First Appeal has not been preferred) | D |
| (2) | Files containing information, which was fully provided, partially provided or not provided, by Public Information Officer on application under R.T.I. (Files against which First Appeal has been preferred before Appellate Authority, but Second Appeal has not been preferred before State Information Commission) | D |
6. Insert the following as a Rule 11 after inserting aforesaid Rule 10 :
"11. In the event any document pertaining to the said information involves the applicant as a party, and the
applicant provides written intimation of the proceedings, or a notice/intimation is received from any
Appellate Authority or Honourable Court, the period prescribed hereinabove for the preservation of
records shall be reckoned from the date of the final adjudication of the First Appeal, Second Appeal or
the Honourable Courts, as applicable."
SANJAY D. SUTHAR,
Date : December 24th, 2025
REGISTRAR GENERAL.
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