Central Information Commission
Mr.Tejinder Singh vs Ministry Of Human Resource Development on 27 September, 2013
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File No.CIC/RM/A/2013/000303
Appellant: Shri Tejinder Singh, Pathankot
Public Authority: Association of Indian Universities,
New Delhi and UGC, New Delhi
Date of Hearing: 27.09.2013
Date of decision: 27.09.2013
Heard today, dated 27.09.2013.
Appellant not present.
The Public Authority is represented by Shri Pradeep Kumar, PIO, AIU, Shri Sambhav
Srivastava, SO(Evaluation) and Shri Nishant Gopal, APIO AIU.
FACTS
Vide RTI dt 4.11.20112 appellant had sought information as to whether a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, 2 year full time, can be considered equivalent to MBA full time.
2 PIO/AIU vide letter dt 14.11.2012 provided a response.
3. An appeal was filed on 27.11.2012 followed by reminders on 12.12.2012, 2.1.2013, 16.1.2013.
4. PIO vide letter dated 8.1.2013 informed appellant that AIU does not issue any equivalence certificate for Indian degrees and as regards appellant's query relating to PGDM, he is advised to write to UGC Net Section.
5. Submissions made by public authority were heard.
DECISION
6. The Commission finds that though an appeal was filed on 27.11.12, followed by several reminders, the FAA did not bother to provide any response as stipulated in the provisions of the RTI Act. The Commission remands the case to Prof DS 1 Chauhan, Secretary General, AIU/FAA with the directions to dispose of the appeal expeditiously as per the provisions of the RTI Act. We would also like to stress that in future, first appeal must be responded to by the designated FAA as stipulated in the RTI Act.
The appeal is disposed of.
Sd/-
(Rajiv Mathur) Central Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy forwarded to:
The CPIO Association of Indian Universities AIU House, 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi -110 002.
The Financial Advisor & FAA University Grants Commission Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi -110002.
Shri Tejinder Singh House No.S-5/5, Garden Colony, Mission Road, Pathankot -145 001.
(Raghubir Singh) Deputy Registrar .10.2013 2