The Times of India: Chennai: Sunday, 8th
February 2026.
The state information commission has ordered departmental action against the headquarters deputy tahsildar in Pallavaram for trying to cover up an omission on her part, in a reply to a plea filed under the RTI Act. The matter relates to the non-implementation of a Chengalpet district revenue officer's order in 2023.
Chief information
commissioner Md Shakeel Akhter directed the Chengalpet RDO to initiate
departmental action against the then deputy tahsildar, Kanchana, who was also
the public information officer, and submit a report by March 5.
The petitioner, T V Madhanagopal of Chromepet, was also given a remedy, as the panel directed the present PIO and headquarters deputy tahsildar, N Pushparani, to implement the RDO's order and give information to the petitioner.
The RDO's order in 2023 directed removal of a name from the ‘A register' with respect to a survey number in Pammal and inclusion of another name. Madhanagopal sought details on implementation of the order through an RTI plea in 2024.
Since Madhanagopal did not get a proper response, he approached the information commission through a second appeal. When the matter first came up for hearing in June last year, the commission ordered the then deputy tahsildar to provide the necessary information within 15 days. A month later, the reply was reviewed, and the commission concluded the information provided was not satisfactory and gave another month to provide the required information.
However, since there was no response, Madhanagopal moved a non-compliance petition before the panel and the same was taken up for hearing in Jan.
The state information commission has ordered departmental action against the headquarters deputy tahsildar in Pallavaram for trying to cover up an omission on her part, in a reply to a plea filed under the RTI Act. The matter relates to the non-implementation of a Chengalpet district revenue officer's order in 2023.
The petitioner, T V Madhanagopal of Chromepet, was also given a remedy, as the panel directed the present PIO and headquarters deputy tahsildar, N Pushparani, to implement the RDO's order and give information to the petitioner.
The RDO's order in 2023 directed removal of a name from the ‘A register' with respect to a survey number in Pammal and inclusion of another name. Madhanagopal sought details on implementation of the order through an RTI plea in 2024.
Since Madhanagopal did not get a proper response, he approached the information commission through a second appeal. When the matter first came up for hearing in June last year, the commission ordered the then deputy tahsildar to provide the necessary information within 15 days. A month later, the reply was reviewed, and the commission concluded the information provided was not satisfactory and gave another month to provide the required information.
However, since there was no response, Madhanagopal moved a non-compliance petition before the panel and the same was taken up for hearing in Jan.
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