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Passport Verification Report to be disclosed under RTI
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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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Impersonation in Government Jobs Scandal
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The RTI and it's appeal pertains to Sh. Harinder Dhingra. Read the full guide on RTI Wiki — India's independent Right to Information reference.
The RTI and it's appeal pertains to Sh. Harinder Dhingra.
The Commission observed that it is surprising that the public authority could not discover such a serious issue of impersonation from the documents submitted by the applicant and the files available with their own office. The Commission finds an urgent need to probe into this impersonation scandal. The Commission directed the public authority headed by Director General to consider the RTI applications and the appeal by the appellant as formal complaint and inform the Commission about the action taken on the complaint within two months from the date of the order2).
Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026
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Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026
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