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The Kerala State Information Commission has sought an explanation from the Kochi Corporation after it resolved to forward frequent RTI applicants' details to the anti-corruption bureau, sparking transparency concerns.
Kochi Corporation’s decision to profile frequent Right to Information applicants and share their details with anti-corruption agencies to tackle an alleged extortion racket has sparked a political row over transparency and citizens’ rights.
A financial controversy surrounds Kerala's Hill Highway Run, with records showing ₹15.34 lakh paid to Milind Soman, contradicting official claims he charged nothing, and significant funds unaccounted for from the ₹1.08 crore budget.
The Central Information Commission ruled the BCCI is not a 'public authority' under the RTI Act.
The incident stems from the detention of Shaimol’s husband, Benjo Baby, who was taken into custody for recording police officers in plainclothes (mufti) allegedly assaulting two people in a public space.
The study, titled Incarceration of Children in Prisons in India, was done by legal rights body iProbono.
The government did not mention under which head the funds were released, and neither did disclose the participants of the feast to an RTI query.
The Central Information Commission was established in October 2005 under the RTI Act
The discrepancy was found in the documents provided by the Kerala Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
The service book of a deceased government employee in Idukki had remained hidden until the SIC intervened.
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