The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the customs authorities in Chennai to share the passenger manifest and other relevant information called for by a passenger, who was removed from a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft after immigration clearance a couple of years ago.
The passenger filed a petition under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005, asking the customs authorities reasons why he was deplaned from the Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL-122 on October 10, 2019, and specifically called for a certified copy of the Export General Manifest of the flight, attested by the Station Duty Officer, Customs, Chennai Airport; details of any report by the Intelligence Officer, Airport Intelligence Unit, relevant to him; date and time of interception in the airport and details of cancellation of immigration stamping among others.
