Ch. Sambhajinagar, Nov. 21 -- A retired police officer has alleged that public information officers are misinterpreting an official circular to wrongfully deny information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Dr Riaz Deshmukh, a former assistant commissioner of police from Aurangabad, said officers were incorrectly citing a government circular dated August 25, 2022, to refuse information by claiming matters are pending, even though the circular contains no such restriction.
The circular, numbered Miscellaneous (2021/P.Kr.48/R.K.A), states that information must be preserved when an appeal is pending to ensure that documents are not misplaced or lost.
Dr Deshmukh said the circular was issued solely for document preservation, ye...