Whats My Blood Group? Man files RTI to Medical Council of India

The RTI applicant and Chitra appeared for hearing before the commission where he said that he had undergone blood tests at four different pathological labs in Agra and at the district hospital.

The tests showed he has two blood types -- B positive, B negative.

He said a test conducted at the Pant Hospital in Delhi showed his blood group was B positive.

"If, during an emergency, I require blood transfusion, which blood group would be given to me?" Chitra asked during the hearing before Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad.

The Information Commissioner noted that the issue raised by the applicant was "serious in nature and pertains to Chitra's life".

"There is no clarity on Rahul Chitra's blood group. It's a serious question as to which blood group should be given to him in case of an emergency. It becomes even more important as information sought is linked to his Right to Life," he said.

Azad rejected the MCI's contention that the question does not come under the definition of "Information" which can be sought under the RTI Act and asked the CPIO to transfer the application to Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

"AIIMS is a super specialty hospital which conducts research on such special cases. The commission has concluded that AIIMS can do proper inquiry and inform the applicant," he said directing the Director, AIIMS, to do the needful and inform the applicant accordingly.