Passport Verification Report to be disclosed under RTI

Passport office had issued show cause notice to the complainant as an adverse report from SP Coimbatore was received during police verification. The complainant had filed RTI application seeking a certified copy of the complete police verification report.

The Commission directed the disclosure of the police verification report related to the applicant.¹⁾

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