CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Information Commission has directed the Public Information Officer of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Chennai to issue a modified and correct reply to an RTI application seeking details of corruption cases registered against Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. The order was passed by State Chief Information Commissioner Md Shakeel Akhter recently.

The appellant, Aadithya Cholan of Ramapuram, Chennai, had submitted an application under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, on 19 November 2024, asking for information on the total number of corruption cases registered against MPs and MLAs in four specific points. Following this, he filed a first appeal on 5 January 2025 and a second app

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