Central Information Commission
Aakash Goel vs Delhi Labour Welfare Board on 25 October, 2023
Author: Uday Mahurkar
Bench: Uday Mahurkar
के न्द्रीय सच
ू ना आयोग
Central Information Commission
बाबा गंगनाथ मागग, मुननरका
Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka
नई निल्ली, New Delhi - 110067
द्वितीय अपील संख्या / Second Appeal No.:- CIC/DLWEB/A/2023/623358-UM
Mr. AAKASH GOEL
....अपीलकताा/Appellant
VERSUS
बनाम
1. NODAL PIO, RTI CELL,
DELHI BUILDING & OTHER
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE
BOARD, GNCTD, 'A' WING, 7TH FLOOR,
VIKAS BHAWAN - II, CIVIL
LINES, DELHI - 110054 & Others.
....प्रद्वतवादीगण /Respondent
Date of Hearing : 18-10-2023
Date of Decision : 23.10.2023
Date of RTI application 15-03-2023
CPIO's response Not on record
Date of the First Appeal 29-03-2023
First Appellate Authority's response Not on record
Date of diarized receipt of Appeal by the Commission 13-05-2023
ORDER
FACTS The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information as under:-
"a. First time Labour Card Application on eDistrict portal starts with 5138000 and ends with consecutively serialled 7 digits. For example, Application 51380001476533. As on date of reply of RTI, please tell total number of such Applications filed on eDistrict portal. b. Out of the above, please give break up as (i) approved, (ii) rejected, (iii) under consideration. c. Renewal of Labour Card Application on eDistrict portal starts with 50480000 and ends with consecutively serialled 6 digits. For example, Application 50480000238850. As on date of reply of RTI, please tell total number of such Applications filed on eDistrict portal. d. Out of the above, please give break up as (i) approved, (ii) rejected, (iii) under consideration. e. As on date of reply of RTI, please tell total number of Active Labour Cards. That is Labour Cards which are not due for renewal."Page 1 of 4
Dissatisfied due to non - receipt of any response from the CPIO, the Appellant approached the FAA. The order of the FAA, if any, is not on the record of the Commission. Thereafter, the Appellant filed a Second Appeal before the Commission.
HEARING:
Facts emerging during the hearing:
The following were present:
Appellant: Mr. Aakash Goel, attended the hearing. Respondent: Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Deputy Secretary, CMO & CPIO and Dr. Anshul Mudgal, SMO, attended the hearing.
The Appellant while reiterating the contents of the instant RTI Application stated that the Respondent has not provided the relevant information as sought in the instant RTI Application.
The Respondent while defending their case submitted migration of record/data took some time as their office has shifted to new portal from e-district in March 2023 and now they will provide the relevant information to the Appellant.
DECISION:
The Commission after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, submission made by both the Respondent, the Commission directs the CPIO to provide a concise reply to the Appellant with respect to the instant RTI application, in accordance with the spirit of transparency and accountability as enshrined in the RTI Act, 2005 within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of this order under the intimation to the Commission. For the redressal of his grievance, if any, the Appellant may approach an appropriate forum. The Appeal stands disposed of accordingly.
(Uday Mahurkar) (उदय माहूरकर) ू ना आयुक्त) (Information Commissioner) (सच Authenticated true copy (अद्विप्रमाद्वणत एवं सत्याद्वपत प्रद्वत) (R. K. Rao) (आर.के . राव) (Dy. Registrar) (उप-पंजीयक) 011-26182598 द्वदनांक / Date: 23.10.2023 Page 2 of 4
1. NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, GNCTD, 'A' WING, 7TH FLOOR, VIKAS BHAWAN - II, CIVIL LINES, DELHI - 110054.
2. NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, GNCTD, LABOUR WELFARE CENTRE, NIMRI COLONY, ASHOK VIHAR, DELHI-110054.
3. THE PIO DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, GNCTD, SOUTH -WEST DISTRICT, GNCTD, DISTRICT LABOUR CENTER, DTTC COLONY, PRATAP NAGAR, HARI NAGAR, DELHI-110064.
4. NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, GNCTD, WEST DISTRICT, DISTRICT LABOUR CENTER, F-
BLOCK, KARAM PURA, NEW DELHI-110015.
Page 3 of 45. THE PIO DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, GNCTD, CENTRAL-DISTRICT, GNCTD, DISTRICT LABOUR CENTER, EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE BUILDING PUSA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110012.
6. THE PIO DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, GNCTD, NEW DELHI-DISTRICT, GNCTD, DISTRICT LABOUR CENTER, DELHI EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE BUILDING, IST FLOOR, K. B. MARG, NEWE DELHI-110001.
7. THE PIO DELHI BUILDING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD, NODAL PIO, RTI CELL, GNCTD, NORTH-EAST-DISTRICT, GNCTD, DISTRICT LABOUR CENTER, VISHWAKARMA NAGAR, SHAHDARA, DELHI-110095.
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