Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Odisha Commission Bars RTI Applicant For Abusing Process
A farmer named Chittaranjan in Odisha was told he couldn't ask for information from the government anymore.
This is because he had filed a lot of requests, asking for details about money spent and projects done.
The officials said he was misusing his right to ask these questions.
Now, he can't file any new requests for a year.
The officials also questioned if the farmer's low-income status was valid.
Chittaranjan Sethy was barred from filing new RTI applications for one year.
The Odisha State Information Commission issued the order.
The commission cited abuse of the RTI process as the reason.
Sethy had filed 61 applications seeking information.
The order put a cap on future applications to 12 per year.
- Who
- Chittaranjan Sethy
- What
- The Odisha State Information Commission barred Sethy from filing RTI applications for one year.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Odisha
- Why
- The commission deemed his repeated requests as an abuse of the RTI process.
- Applicant
- Chittaranjan Sethy of Satapuri village
- Restriction
- Banned from filing new RTI applications for one year
- Reason for Ban
- Abuse of the RTI process
- Number of RTIs Filed
- 61
- Information Sought
- Details of income, expenditure and development works