PANJIM, JAN 6
Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) today issued notice to Advocate General (AG) Subodh Kantak directing him to personally appear before the commission on January 21 in connection with the complaint filed against him by advocate Aires Rodrigues for non-complying with the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
In his petition before the Commission, Rodrigues has stated that the AG is a Public Authority as defined in section 2 (h) of the RTI Act 2005, being a constitutional authority constituted under the Constitution of India
He further stated that the failure to comply with the provisions of the Act for over five years was a matter of concern given that the AG was the first law officer of the State.
One may recall that a similar notice was issued to Governor of Goa Dr S S Sidhu and his special secretary Dr N Radhakrishnan in another RTI matter wherein Rodrigues was refused information under RTI.
Dr Siddhu through his counsel on January 4 sought immunity under article 361 of Indian Constitution to absolve himself from the case against him with commission into the matter. Radhakrishnan who appeared in person on the same day maintained that the Governor is not a Public Authority to provide information under RTI.
