Udupi, Sep 13, 2016 : A fine of Rs 10,000 has been slapped on Mabel D’Souza, former PRO and Manager of Udupi City Municipal Council, by the Karnataka Information Commission for dereliction of duty. She is presently the Chief Officer of Kaup Municipal Council.
The officer has been punished for failing to furnish necessary information to Jayalakshmi who had filed an application on July 1, 2014 under the Right to Information Act and also for neglecting the orders of the Karnataka Information Commission.
As per the orders of the Information Commissioner the amount has to be secured from the officer or be deducted from her salary for September and October 2016 and the same should be subsequently deposited in the State Treasury.