A Big Thanks to the Governor and the officials who agreed to admit a mistake and

rectify it.
This is the true spirit of transparency and democracy- willingness to correct mistakes.
This was made possible as the press release says due to citizen's and media.
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Raj Bhavan, Mumbai

30 October 2014

FLASH: PRESS RELEASE

Maha Governor orders withdrawal of
notification exempting ACB from the purview of RTI Act
The Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday (30 Oct)
directed the State Government to withdraw the notification that had exempted
the Anti Corruption Bureau from the provisions of the Right to Information
(RTI) Act.

The Governor took the decision to withdraw the notification issued by the
State Government on 6
th
September 2014 after considering representations
from various RTI activists and taking cognizance of newspaper reports which
reflected the view that the notification was in violation of the RTI Act.

The Governor also got the issue legally examined before taking the
decision to withdraw the notification.
(Umesh Kashikar)
Public Relations Officer