Godhra municipality seeks Rs 60L for RTI papers

Vadodara: An applicant seeking information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has been asked to deposit Rs 60lakh by the Godhra municipality!.
The applicant Kasam Hathila had sought records regarding building permissions given by the municipality in the last decade. Hathila had been seeking details from the municipality since early this year. He was unhappy with the details provided to him earlier and was allowed to see the record.
However, on one occasion he wanted to see the record with a videographer and on another with a man having a mobile phone.
When the municipality did not allow a person to accompany Hathila, he sought a copy of the records.
In reply, the municipality has asked him to deposit Rs 60lakh for making the copies. The letter by the municipality sent to Hathila last week also states that if the amount increases, he may have to pay the additional amount too.