Dehradun, May 18 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Information Commissioner Shatrughna Singh resigned from his post on Tuesday.

"My resignation has been accepted by the Governor with immediate effect and I have been relieved of my duties," Singh said in his certificate of charge.

He has handed over the charge of his office to State Information Commissioner J P Mamgai.

An IAS officer of the 1983 batch, Singh has also served as the state chief secretary in the past.

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