Attempt to hoodwink court: Karnataka HC dismisses BDA Secretary's plea against penalty imposed by RTI authority
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The Karnataka High Court on Monday refused to interfere with disciplinary action recommended by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) against Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) Secretary Shivakumar CL [Shivakumar CL v. State Information Commissioner and another].Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that the officer's conduct deserved to be deprecated and that the Court would not permit any attempt to "hoodwink" it.The judge dismissed Shivakumar's petition challenging the KIC's orders which