Frustated by the Increasing number of cases in which its orders are being
disobyed , the Karnataka Information commission (KIC) has asked the state
government to allow it to refere Contempt Cases to the High Court.
In a et of recccomendations to the stare Government in its Annual report ,KIC
has asked the government to amend the rules framed by it under the contempt of
court Act,so that it (KIC) is brought on a par with Judicial courts.
Kics second annual report (06-07) tabled in the State Legislature this week
,says that the commission has been faxcing some suitations wherein the conduct
of parties amounted to a clear contempt of the commission.
currently it cannot initiate contempt proceeedings as KIC is not covered under
the Contempt of Court act.
The report notes that it in one such incident when it reffered the case to
Karnataka High court , The chief justice had opined that KIC is not Covered
under the saids act, and threfore no action can be initiated,
To address this it notes that section 18.3 of the RTI act empowers the State
government to enable KIC to have the same Powrrs as a civil court in any Matter
that it prescribes.
Kic is of the view that the State government ,as the authority to make rules
under the Act ,can vest(KIC) with the power to refer the cases of its contempt
to the high court under contempt of Court Act," the KIC second annual Report
says.
A statistical analysis of the dept Wise RTI Requests filed in 06-07 showed that
the Revenue dept Received the maxiumum requests 14228 out of total 40092
constituing 35% this was followed by urban development department with 33%
others : Home 4.3% Forest 3.3% Commerece2.9% Education2.9% Public works 2.2%
KiC has also Reccomednded State Govt to establish Call centteres for helping
RTI applicants Similar to Bihar Govt
On record & housekeeping KIC has suggested that loss of Govt record must be
Treated as theft or criminial breach of trust and FIR Must be registred by the
Police
........ Some experts From the INDIAN Express
N vikramsimha , Trustee RTI study centre &KRIA Katte , #12 Sumeru Sir M N
Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi < Bangalore 560004.
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