Karnataka Information Commission imposes ₹50,000 penalty on five officials for RTI lapses

Karnataka State Information Commissioner (Kalaburagi Bench) B. Venkata Singh | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka Information Commission has imposed a fine of ₹10,000 each on five Public Information Officers (PIOs) for failing to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, and for not complying with the Commission’s directions.

State Information Commissioner B. Venkata Singh passed the orders while hearing second appeals filed by applicants who had not received the information they had sought within the stipulated period. The total penalty imposed on the five officials amounts to ₹50,000.