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Show-cause notice to Medikonduru SHO over RTI officials’ denial
Guntur Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal has issued a show-cause notice to the Medikonduru Station House Officer and ordered a preliminary inquiry. The action follows a complaint from State Chief Information Commissioner…
The Story in Brief
Guntur Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal has issued a show-cause notice to the Medikonduru Station House Officer and ordered a preliminary inquiry. The action follows a complaint from State Chief Information Commissioner Vajja Srinivasa Rao that he and Commission officials were denied entry into the police station on July 13 while inspecting RTI records. The notice says such conduct, if proved, amounts to failure of duty and disobedience of lawful procedure. The SHO must submit a written explanation within seven days. The Thulluru SDPO will conduct the inquiry and submit a report.
The Indian Opinion
This incident risks being painted as either a rogue cop's arrogance or proof that the RTI Act is routinely flouted in Andhra Pradesh. Neither generalisation is fair. One officer's alleged lapse does not indict a department, but the Chief Information Commissioner's complaint cannot be dismissed as a turf war. The real test is whether the inquiry reaches a finding within weeks, not months, and whether the explanation from the SHO, if unsatisfactory, leads to action beyond a slap on the wrist.
Source: thehindu.com
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