Times of India: Pankul Sharma: Dehradun: Friday, May 05, 2023.
State information commission (SIC) Yogesh Bhatt on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on information officer (assistant engineer) of district level development authority of Pauri Garhwal for not providing the information sought by an applicant under the RTI Act. The commission also reprimanded the secretary of the authority and issued a strict warning to him to discharge his duties with responsibility and integrity.
Petitioner Harish Chandra Shah, a resident of Pauri, told TOI, a person had started illegal construction on land adjacent to his house without getting the layout approved from the authority. "I had sought information regarding layout approval from the development authority which was never provided to me. However, my neighbour continued with the construction as the authorities concerned turned a blind eye to my complaint," he said. The SIC observed that neither the information sought was provided to Shah in time nor any action was taken on his complaint.