Violation of RTI Act: A.P. Information Commission imposes ₹25,000 penalty on Mines Director
The Andhra Pradesh Information Commission has penalized the Director of the Mines and Geology Department ₹25,000 for failing to comply with the Right to Information Act. The penalty was imposed due to negligence in responding to a request for information made in July 2022. The Commission emphasized the importance of the Act and warned that negligence by officials would lead to strict consequences.
- ▪The penalty of ₹25,000 was imposed on W.B. Chandrasekhar, the Director of the Mines and Geology Department.
- ▪The complaint was filed by P. Srinivasa Babu after the department failed to provide information within the statutory 30-day period.
- ▪The Commission noted that the officer ignored repeated directives and did not appear for inquiry.
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The Andhra Pradesh Information Commission has imposed a penalty of ₹25,000 on the Director of the Mines and Geology Department for negligence in implementing the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.As per the order dated May 15, 2026, a copy of which was accessed by The Hindu, State Information Commissioner Chavali Suneel, while hearing a complaint, had directed that action be taken against W.B. Chandrasekhar, who, at the time of the alleged negligence, was Public Information Officer (PIO). He is currently Director and First Appellate Authority in the department.According to the Commission, the complainant, P. Srinivasa Babu of Visakhapatnam, had sought information under the Act in July 2022.
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