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.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.