Central Information Commission
Mr.Sudesh Kumar Goyal vs Gnctd on 20 September, 2013
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Room No.306, 2nd Floor, BWing, August Kranti Bhawan,
Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi110066.
Case No. : CIC/DS/C/2013/000372
Date: September 20, 2013
Appellant : Shri Sudesh
Kumar Goyal, Delhi
Public Authority : Govt. of NCT
of Delhi
ORDER
The Commission has received a complaint petition; dated 29 July 2013 (Dy. No. 155493/2013) from Shri Sudesh Kumar Goyal, Delhi stating that he has not received any information from the concerned PIO in respect of his RTI application dated 01 July 2013 submitted to the PIO/SDM (Chanakya Puri), New Delhi as the concerned PIO just informed him to make inspection of record and take copies thereof, without even making any reference for sought information. A copy of the complaint and RTI application are enclosed.
2. In exercise of the powers vested under Section 18(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Commission directs the Appellate Authority to enquire into the allegations made by the Complainant and to pass an appropriate order with a view to ensuring that the desired information is provided to the Complainant, at the earliest.
3. The Appellate Authority is also directed to obtain the explanation of the PIO in writing for not furnishing the information sought by the complainant which is a statutory requirement and to forward the same to the Commission along with his comments within 3 weeks of receipt of the Order to decide on the imposition of penalty on the concerned persons in terms of Section 20(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
4. In case the Complainant is not satisfied with the orders of the Appellate Authority, he is free to approach this Commission in second appeal.
5. The Complaint is disposed of with the above directions.
(Smt. Deepak Sandhu) Chief Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy:
(T. K. Mohapatra) D.S. & Dy. Registrar Tel: 01126105027 Copy to :
1. First Appellate Authority under RTI ADM(ND), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Room No 5,12/1, Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110 011
2. Shri Sudesh Kumar Goyal, A35, Amar Nath Monga Block, Tishazari Courts, Delhi110054