Penalty imposed on Executive Engineer

The Hindu‎‎‎‎: Kalaburagi: Saturday, April 23, 2016.

The Karnataka Information Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs. 10,000 on Dhanya Kumar, Executive Engineer, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (KRIDCL), for his failure to provide information sought by RTI activist Sangamanath B. Hiregouda on time.

State Information Commissioner Shankar Patil, in his order passed on March 3, the copy of which is available on Friday, rejected the plea of the official that the delay in providing information may be condoned since he was busy with the Belagavi Assembly elections at that time and said that the penalty imposed was personal and payable by the respondent himself.

Mr. Hiregouda had sought details under the provisions of the RTI Act in July 2013 of financial and physical progress reports and details of the funds released to the KRIDCL from the government.

After failing to provide the information within the stipulated period, the official had provided the information sought after two years and seven months, violating section 7 (1) of the RTI Act.