Central Information Commission
Mrn K Tripathi vs Ministry Of Defence on 23 May, 2016
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
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File No.
CIC/CC/A/2014/000051/SD
Date of Decision: 23/05/2016
Relevant facts emerging from the Appeal:
Appellant : Narender Kumar Tripathi
C/o Arya Kanya Vidyalaya
357 H.G Rail Bazar Kanpur 208004
Respondent : Under Secretary (JCM) & CPIO
M/o Defence
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi 110011
RTI application : 13/03/2014
filed on
PIO replied on : No reply
First appeal filed : 04/07/2014
on
First Appellate : NO Order
Authority order
Second Appeal dated : 12/08/2014
Information Commissioner : Shri Divya Prakash
Sinha
Information sought:
Appellant sought the following documents duly certified :
a) Bhartiya Pratiraksha Mzdoor Sangh (BPMS) letter No. BPMS/ORG/2012 DATED 03/12/2012 mentioned in MOD letter No. 11(1)/2013/D(JCM) Dated 26/02/2013.
b) Bhartiya Pratiraksha Mzdoor Sangh (BPMS) letter No. BPMS/Corres/14/2013 dated 20/02/2013 signed by Sh. P. S. Bisht.
Grounds for the Second Appeal:
The CPIO has not provided the desired information.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present: Appellant: Present through VC .
Respondent: Anil Kumar, Deputy Secretary (CP), FAA and Gadadhar Dutta, ASO(JCM), Min. of Defence present in person.1
Appellant mentioned that he has not received hard copy, duly certified from the CPIO. However, he has received the same by email.
FAA mentioned that requisite information was sent to the appellant on 9.10.2014 by ordinary post. He also enquired from the appellant his email address and sent information through email also. He apologized for sending RTI reply by ordinary post.
Decision Commission is unhappy over the manner in which RTI application was dealt in this particular case. FAA is directed to send requisite information, duly certified, to the appellant by speed post/registered post within 15 days of receipt of this order.
The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
(Divya Prakash Sinha) Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy (Raghubir Singh) Dy. Registrar/Designated Officer 2