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Hyderabad man files 24 RTIs, now has to pay Rs 6 lakh for ‘baseless claims’
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The Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs 6.70 lakh on a Hyderabad-based man for misusing provisions of the Right to Information Act (RTI), observing that he habitually makes unnecessary allegations while filing RTI applications.
Costs imposedThe bench imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 on each application, amounting to Rs 1.20 lakh.
It levied another Rs 50,000 against the petitioner for filing a misconceived RTI application.
He challenged this in the High Court on January 5, 2024.
The court noted that some such petitioners had used video recordings to malign the image of courts.