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State Information Commissioner for Kalaburagi Bench B. Venkat Singh said the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) successful Kalaburagi had taken up 992 Right To Information (RTI) cases for proceeding since helium assumed complaint successful October, 2025, and disposed of 400 of them.
Addressing reporters present connected Saturday, Mr. Singh said that the KIC Kalaburagi Bench had heard 992 RTI cases betwixt November 2025 and January 2026 and disposed of 400 cases, and 592 cases were adjourned.
He highlighted that the Bench had prioritised decade-old cases, taking up 357 matters pending betwixt 2010 and 2022 and disposing of 282 of them, underscoring the commission’s committedness to speedy disposal of long-pending RTI appeals.
He added that 882 cases heard by the erstwhile Commissioner were inactive pending for last orders and would beryllium cleared by the extremity of March, 2026. At present, a full of 6,691 cases were pending earlier the Kalaburagi Bench.
Mr. Singh clarified that from February 1, 2nd appeals nether Section 19(3) of the RTI Act, which were earlier received lone astatine the commission’s Bengaluru headquarters, would present beryllium straight accepted and heard astatine the Kalaburagi Bench.
Penalties imposed
The committee has besides imposed penalties totalling ₹65,000 connected 3 panchayat improvement officers for failing to furnish accusation contempt repeated directions.
In 2 cases, fines of ₹25,000 each were imposed connected Nagabhushan, past panchayat improvement serviceman of Sunkeshwar Gram Panchayat successful Manvi taluk of Raichur district, for not providing accusation related to grants nether the 15th Finance Commission to 2 applicants.
In different case, a punishment of ₹15,000 was imposed connected Bhagavantharaya Mardi, panchayat improvement serviceman of Adki Gram Panchayat successful Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district, for failing to supply accusation and for remaining absent during hearings contempt anterior warnings.
Mr. Singh said the committee had besides begun recovering penalties from defaulting officers.
