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Put info related to Speaker's bungalow on website: CIC to govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

The transparency watchdog has also asked the Ministry to put all information related to the bungalow, located at 6, Krishna Menon Marg, on its website, possibly within two months.

The direction came while the Commission was hearing an appeal filed by RTI activist Subhash Agrawal.

Agarwal had sought details, including file notings and correspondences between different government ministries related to allotment, and use of the said bungalow.

A query under the transparency act filed by Agrawal had in November last year found that a bill of Rs 1.98 crore was was due as pending rent from Kumar for occupation of the said premises since 1986 after the demise of her father late Jagjivan Ram.

 

The appellant has pleaded before the Commission that he

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First Published: May 08 2012 | 3:35 PM IST

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