Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development has been fined for failing to attend an open hearing scheduled by the Information Commissioner's Office.
Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development has been fined for failing to attend an open hearing scheduled by the Information Commissioner's Office.
The Commission said that the ministry has been fined by MVR 350. This is the first time the the commission has taken such an action. Previously, the Commission has filed a complaint at the Prosecutor General's Office against the President's Office for not complying with their rulings.
The Commission said that a meeting had been scheduled for November 7 with the Housing Ministry to discuss a complaint received about the ministry failing to respond to a communication.
The Right to Information regulations state that if the ministry cannot attend the meeting for a justifiable reason, then they must notify the commission an hour before the meeting time at the latest.
Housing Ministry was fined for failing to comply with this regulation.
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