"All State and Central Ministries shall take steps within a period of one month to compile the email addresses of the Central and State PIOs which shall be furnished to all the SICs and the CIC. For implementation of this order, DoPT shall convene a meeting of all State and Central Information Commissioners to prepare a timeline to adhere to the above directive. State to provide funds wherever required," the top court further directed.

• to provide the option for both physical and virtual hearings for handling complaints and second appeals;

• update and establish self-contained portals for filing RTI requests;

• display the status of pending cases and maintain a list of cases that have been resolved;

• decision on second appeals within a four-month timeframe;

• establish guidelines for the timely resolution of a specific number of cases;

• prepare annual reports concerning the provisions of the RTI Act and submit them to the state government;

• ensure the recovery of penalties from information commission officers who have committed errors.

The top court has now concluded the plea after issuing an order for all State Information Commissions (SICs) to implement hybrid hearings and electronic filing of cases.