Guv's office seeks more time to file reply over applicability under RTI

Times of India: Panaji: Thursday, June 14, 2018.

The governor's office on Wednesday sought two week's time to file its reply before the state information commission regarding Raj Bhavan's applicability under the Right to Information Act, even after the chief information commissioner questioned whether Raj Bhavan was disputing the fact that it is a public authority.

During the hearing of the case, chief information commissioner Prashant Tendolkar asked Deep Shirodkar representing the secretary to the governor, why so much time was needed to file the reply.

Advocate Aires Rodrigues who filed the complaint stated during the hearing that Raj Bhavan was already in violation by not having appointed a public information officer till date.

In his complaint, he sought directions to the Raj Bhavan to appoint a public information officer and make mandatory disclosures of working of the Goa Raj Bhavan under the RTI.

The state information commission on June 5 issued a notice to the secretary to the governor asking for a reply to be filed in the matter.