PANJIM, DEC 23
Lawyer activist Aires Rodrigues today filed a caveat before the Bombay High Court at Goa against the Governor Dr S S Sidhu.
The caveat has been filed anticipating that Governor Sidhu may move the High Court against the notice issued to him by the Goa State Information Commission in a Right to Information matter.
The Commission on Wednesday directed the Governor to personally appear before the Commission on January 4, 2011 in connection with the complaint filed against him by the advocate for not complying with the RTI Act.
The Commission has also issued notice against Special Secretary to the Governor Dr N Radhakrishnan to appear on the date of hearing.
The advocate was refused information under the RTI wherein he sought details of action taken on complaints made by him to the Governor against Advocate General Subodh Kantak.
He had also sought copies of noting sheets and correspondence pertaining to the processing of his complaints against the AG. The reply letter by Radhakrishnan on November 30 declined to furnish the information stating that Governor is not a Public Authority.
At a public meeting, last week, the advocate asked the Governor not to hoist the Tricolour on the Republic Day on January 26, 2011, if the latter claims he is not a Public Authority.
