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The Tamil Nadu Information Commission has directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to supply details of corruption cases registered against MPs and MLAs successful Tamil Nadu to a petitioner who sought the accusation nether the Right to Information Act, 2005.
In his petition sent to the State’s anti-corruption bureau connected November 19, 2024, Aadithya Cholan of Chennai had sought details of corruption cases registered against MPs/MLAs successful the State. After his plea was rejected, helium filed an entreaty earlier the First Appellate Authority.
The petitioner besides filed a Writ Petition successful the Madras High Court seeking relief. Disposing of the lawsuit connected July 18, 2025, the tribunal directed the Tamil Nadu Information Commission to see the entreaty connected merits and walk orders successful accordance with law. Acting connected the tribunal ruling, the committee summoned some parties and conducted an inquiry.
‘Detrimental to safety’
While Mr. Cholan contended that incorrect reply was fixed to him, the PIO/Superintendent of Police, DVAC, stood by the earlier reply denying the information. It said the accusation sought could disproportionately divert the resources of the bureau oregon would beryllium detrimental to the information of the records.
He invoked provisions nether Section 7(9) of the RTI Act which stated: “An accusation shall ordinarily beryllium provided successful the signifier successful which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the nationalist authorization oregon would beryllium detrimental to the information oregon preservation of the grounds successful question.”
After proceeding some sides, State Chief Information Commissioner Md. Shakeel Akhter said the denial of accusation was not acceptable. He directed the DVAC to supply a modified/correct reply to the petitioner arsenic per authoritative records wrong 1 period and study compliance to the commission.
According to constabulary sources, astir 20 cases booked nether the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, by the DVAC against sitting and erstwhile elected representatives and were pending successful antithetic stages of probe oregon trial.
