KIC slaps ₹10K penalty on BU vice-chancellor
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Bengaluru:24.12.2021
Karnataka Information Commission imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on KR Venugopal, vice-chancellor of Bangalore University, payable to social activist Veeraiah Hiremath.
The penalty is over the VC’s failure to provide information, despite being the public information officer, and for not appearing before the commission despite being directed to do so.
A bench headed by State Information Commissioner HP Sudham Das directed Venugopal to appear before the commission on January 20 with relevant records pertaining to compliance of directions issued by the commission.
Hiremath had filed RTI applications in October 2017, seeking information on various issues, including cutting of sandalwood trees in the biological park, parking chaos, sound pollution and alleged illegal activities on the university campus.
He told TOI that on July 29, 2021, the commission had directed the VC to submit in 15 days details regarding implementation of the 11-point resolution at a July 24, 2018 meeting over protecting BU’s property. But it was not done despite several opportunities provided by the commission to the VC, he added.
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