Andhra Pradesh Information Commission bars RTI activist for ‘misuse’, orders record seizure (opens original article in a new tab)

Andhra Pradesh Information Commission barred RTI activist Perumal Jayachandra Reddy from filing RTI applications, citing misuse of the transparency law and financial exploitation, and ordered seizure of related records.

• Andhra Pradesh Information Commission barred RTI activist Perumal Jayachandra Reddy from filing RTI applications, appeals, and complaints
• Commission cited misuse of RTI Act, vexatious litigation, and financial exploitation of information seekers
• Commission ordered seizure of records related to public complainants and dismissed 39 appeals filed by Reddy