
HC: every page of RTI replies should be attested, signed
The Hindu
‘PIOs, appellate authorities & Information Commission officials must also provide their Aadhaar number’
The Madras High Court has ordered that while replying to Right to Information (RTI) Act applications, the public information officers, appellate authorities as well as officials of Information Commission must sign in every page and provide their Aadhaar number too so that action can be taken for furnishing false information. Justice S. Vaidyanathan wrote: “In case of any falsification or erroneous statement, the authorities can be proceeded against for furnishing false information both departmentally and also by invoking relevant penal provisions.” He expected the State Information Commission to issue a circular in this regard.More Related News

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