Tamil Nadu withdraws order exempting its Law and Order department from the RTI Act
27 September 2026
The Human Resources Management (R) Department issued a Government Order on 21 September 2026. It invoked Section 24(4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. It classified the Public (Law and Order) Department as an intelligence and security organisation. That would have shut RTI access to records such as police firing inquiries and custodial death inquiries. The Tamil Nadu government then withdrew the order, within about a week of issuing it.
In plain words
RTI Act Right to Information Act, 2005 — The law giving citizens a right to seek information held by public authorities.
GO Government Order — A formal executive order issued by a state government department.