Times of India: Chennai: Friday, 29 March 2024.
The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission has ordered a compensation of ₹15,000 to a city-based RTI petitioner for failure on the part of police to provide the information. The activist, however, said that the petition has been disposed of without serving its purpose as he is yet to receive the information that he had asked for.
In 2020, M Kasimayan filed an RTI petition before the T Nagar police deputy commissioner (public information officer - PIO) seeking permission to inspect files containing action taken reports filed by police to the chief minister’s cell. Earlier, he had filed complaints to the CM’s cell and those complaints were forwarded to the T Nagar police. Kasimayan wanted information on the action taken report. Since he did not get the information he sought, he filed a first appeal before the joint commissioner concerned. When he did not receive any response, he filed a second appeal before the State Information Commission.
In Nov 2020, the commission ordered the PIO to provide complete information to the petitioner. The case came up for hearing in Jan again. Kasimayan argued that the PIO did not provide details even 1,000 days after the commission's direction. He also sought action against the PIO.
The order in the case was uploaded recently. Kasimayan was awarded compensation of ₹15,000. “My original request was to inspect the documents at T Nagar deputy commissioner's office. My appeal went in vain. Now, I have been awarded compensation to silence me,” Kasimayan said. While information commission officials were not available for their comment, Kasimayan said he has decided to approach the court for remedy.
The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission has ordered a compensation of ₹15,000 to a city-based RTI petitioner for failure on the part of police to provide the information. The activist, however, said that the petition has been disposed of without serving its purpose as he is yet to receive the information that he had asked for.
In 2020, M Kasimayan filed an RTI petition before the T Nagar police deputy commissioner (public information officer - PIO) seeking permission to inspect files containing action taken reports filed by police to the chief minister’s cell. Earlier, he had filed complaints to the CM’s cell and those complaints were forwarded to the T Nagar police. Kasimayan wanted information on the action taken report. Since he did not get the information he sought, he filed a first appeal before the joint commissioner concerned. When he did not receive any response, he filed a second appeal before the State Information Commission.
In Nov 2020, the commission ordered the PIO to provide complete information to the petitioner. The case came up for hearing in Jan again. Kasimayan argued that the PIO did not provide details even 1,000 days after the commission's direction. He also sought action against the PIO.
The order in the case was uploaded recently. Kasimayan was awarded compensation of ₹15,000. “My original request was to inspect the documents at T Nagar deputy commissioner's office. My appeal went in vain. Now, I have been awarded compensation to silence me,” Kasimayan said. While information commission officials were not available for their comment, Kasimayan said he has decided to approach the court for remedy.
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