Central Information Commission
Shri. K D Rai vs Ministry Of Finance on 9 November, 2011
Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No.CIC/AT/A/2010/001103SM
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Date of hearing : 9 November 2011
Date of decision : 9 November 2011
Name of the Appellant : Shri K D Rai
Advocate, Chamber No. 173A,
High Court, Allahabad, UP.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, O/o. the Accountant General (Civil
Audit), Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh.
The Appellant was not present in spite of notice.
On behalf of the Respondent, Smt. A. Shukla, CPIO was present.
Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Satyananda Mishra
2. We heard this case through video conferencing. In spite of notice, the Appellant did not turn up in the Allahabad studio of the NIC. The Respondent, however, was present in that studio. We heard her submissions.
3. The Appellant had sought a number of information relating to the New Recognition Rules CCS(RSA) Rules 1993. The CPIO had provided the desired information along with the copies of the relevant circulars. After he appealed against the information provided by the CPIO, the Appellate Authority decided CIC/AT/A/2010/001103SM that some more information should be sent which too was provided.
4. During the hearing, the Respondent submitted that the information had been sent twice, first by the CPIO on his own and later, on the order of the Appellate Authority. However, it appears that the Appellant did not receive the information sent the second time even though it had been sent by speed post. Since the Appellant claims not to have received it, there is no harm in sending it again. We direct the CPIO to send it again within 10 working days of receiving this order not by speed post but by ordinary post. Unless the information seeker pays for the dispatch of information by registered or speed post or courier, ordinarily, the information should invariably be sent only by ordinary post. This is to conserve public resources.
5. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
6. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra) Chief Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla) Deputy Registrar CIC/AT/A/2010/001103SM