Central Information Commission
Msmeena Menon vs Airport Authority Of India on 6 May, 2016
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Room No.6, Club Building ,Old JNU Campus,
New Delhi110067, Tel No.01126182597,26182598
Appeal No.CIC/YA/A/2014/001442BJ
Appellant: Meena Menon
Plot No.62/1, Sec28
Vashi , Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra400703
Respondent: CPIO & General Manager (ATMNOC)
Airports Authority of India
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi110003
Date of Hearing: 06/05/2016
Date of Decision: 06/05/2016
Date of filing of RTI application 21.03.2014
CPIO's response 21.04.2014
Date of filing the First appeal 30.04.2014
First Appellate Authority's response 13.05.2014
Date of filing 2ND appeal before the Commission 11.06.2014
O R D E R
FACTS:
The appellant sought information on 4 points pertaining to :
Page 1 of 31. Current airport data master file as loaded on the NOCAS containing data about all airports, details of coordinates and elevation of thresholds, runway extremities, displaced thresholds, ARP, communication navigation and surveillance aids, category and classification of airport and runways , microwave or UHF Links, GNSS, GBAS, LAAS installations etc.
2. Airport data as mentioned in point 1, in respect of airports other than those covered under NOCAS, but included in the draft S.O..
3. Instructions issued to regional offices by various means regarding acceptance of coordinates and site elevation certificates issued by private/registered/empanelled surveyors since implementation of NOCAS system.
4. Details f NOC cases in which Aeronautical Study has been carried and type of structure ,height granted prior to and after the study and the height requested by the applicant (appellant in this case).
CPIO stated in its reply that :
On point no.1 No documented information is available.
On point No.2Refer to eAIP on AAI's website.
On point No.3A copy of the letter as enclosed On point No.4 No documented information available.
The FAA vide its order dated 13/05/2014 provided information on point nos.1 and 4 along with points 2 and 3.
The respondents in their written submission dated 05/05/2016 stated that for information sought on point no. 01 there is no single airport data master file loaded in NOCAS which contains all elements of data sought by the appellant.
On Point no. 02 no composite data other than those mentioned in the website eAIP and GSR 751(E) is available and on point no. 04 it was stated that information of aeronautical study cases was not maintained separately and that whatever data had been compiled in a format since 2013 has been furnished by First Appellate Authority and aeronautical data of 2014 is enclosed.
HEARING:
The following were present:
Appellant: Absent;Page 2 of 3
Respondent: Mr. Jeet Parkash, DGM(ATM) (M:9968837439); Mr. Sanjay Kar, SM(ATM) (M:8011929272) and Mr. Sandeep Chaudhary, Project Lead (NIIT) (M:9717925280;
The appellant remained absent during the hearing. The respondents informed that the information sought by the appellant as for as possible has been provided to him, which is available in their records. No composite date (asked by the appellant) other than those mentioned in eAIP and GSR 751(E) are available. The First Appellate Authority had also given all these details on 13/05/2014. However, the appellant preferred a second appeal as she was not satisfied with the reply. It was desired that the information could be created and supplied to the appellant in the prescribed format.
OBSERVATION:
It is important to note that only such information can be supplied under the Act that is available and existing and is held by the public authority. The PIO is not supposed to create information that is not a part of the record of the public authority.
DECISION:
From the facts stated above and the submissions made by the respondents it is quite clear that the information desired by the appellant has already been furnished to him. It is also available on AAI website www.aai.aero which may be referred to. No further intervention by the Commission is required in the matter.
The matter stands closed.
(Bimal Julka) Information Commissioner Authenticated True Copy:
(K.L.Das) Deputy Registrar Page 3 of 3