▁Indian ▁citizens ▁to ▁request ▁information , ▁for ▁a ▁fixed ▁fee ▁of ▁▁ 1 0 ▁( US $ 0 . 2 2 ), ▁from ▁a ▁" public ▁authority " ▁( a ▁body ▁of ▁Government ▁or ▁" inst rument ality ▁of ▁State "). ▁In ▁turn , ▁this ▁public ▁authority ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁request ▁within ▁thirty ▁days . ▁Activ ists ▁have ▁used ▁this ▁to ▁un cover ▁cor ruption ▁cases ▁against ▁various ▁polit icians ▁and ▁b ureau cr ats ▁– ▁one ▁consequence ▁being ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁activ ists ▁have ▁been ▁attacked ▁and ▁even ▁killed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁immediately ▁preceding ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁anti - cor ruption ▁protest s ▁there ▁were ▁various ▁notable ▁examples ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Ad ar sh ▁H ous ing ▁Society ▁Sc am , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁housing ▁loan ▁sc am , ▁the ▁Rad ia ▁t apes ▁controvers y , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 G ▁spectrum ▁case . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ▁ordered ▁all ▁trial ▁courts ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁exped ite ▁handling ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁cases ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India , ▁Pr at ib ha ▁Pat il , ▁stated ▁that ▁measures ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Convention ▁Again st ▁Cor ruption ▁and ▁other ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁administrative ▁measures ▁necessary ▁to ▁improve ▁trans par ency ▁would ▁be ▁taken . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁Chief ▁V ig il ance ▁Commission er ▁P . J