The Tamil Nadu Information Commission has imposed a maximum fine of ₹25,000 on the Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records in Tiruvallur district after a woman complained of inordinate delay in providing information about her mother’s property.
The case pertains to a petition filed by Yashoda of Tiruvallur seeking details of town survey notes, settlement file, approval among other details relating to a property owned by her mother in Periyakuppam on August 19, 2023. Though the information sought was to be provided within 30 days of the petition under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the woman responded only on December 25.
Published – May 1, 2026 11:44 PM IST
