Central Information Commission
Mr.Sanjay Ravidas vs Eastern Coalfields Limited on 22 August, 2013
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Case No. CIC/SS/A/2012/002667
August 22, 2013
Appellant : Shri Sanjay Ravidas
Respondents : Eastern Coalfields Limited
Date of Hearing : 21.08.2013
ORDER
The present appeal, filed by Shri Sanjay Ravidas against Eastern Coalfields Limited, was taken up for hearing on 21.08.2013 when the Respondents were present through Shri S. A. Yadav, Chief Manager (P). The Appellant was, however, not present.
Facts of the case:
2. The Appellant through his RTI application dated 06.03.2012, filed with the CPIO, Eastern Coalfields Limited, Rajmahal Area, Jharkhand, wanted to know the action taken/daily progress report on his representation dated 26.01.2012, addressed to Chief General Manager, Rajmahal Area, regarding nonpayment of CIC/SS/A/2012/002667 Page 1 of 5 2 compensation to him against some land acquired by the public authority. It was his allegation that one Shri Makhan Ravidas had wrongfully taken the compensation (against said land acquisition) from the pubic authority by forging his signature on the affidavit.
3. Since the Appellant did not receive the information within the stipulated time frame, he filed an appeal dated 09.04.2012 before the Appellate Authority.
4. The Appellate Authority decided this appeal vide his order dated 30.05.2012 directing the CPIO to send the reply to the Appellant within 7 days after taking up the matter with the concerned department.
5. The Appellant, however, on not receiving any information even after the order of the Appellate Authority, filed the present appeal before the Commission.
Decision:
6. During the hearing, the Respondents inform the Commission that the Appellant is the son of Shri Makhan Ravidas, against whom he has leveled allegation of fraudulently taking the compensation amount from the public authority.
However, according to the Respondents the Appellant has been disputing this fact and claiming himself to be the son of late Shri Lutan Ravidas (as also mentioned in the present appeal memo), though he has been declared as the son of Shri Makhan Das by Court through a decree in suit No. 55/07. The Appellant now wants to have share on the compensation amount paid to Shri Makhan Ravidas. According to the Respondents, they have sent a pointwise and factual information to the Appellant in this regard by their letter dated 25.05.2012. 2
7. Having heard the submissions and perused the records, the Commission, while observing that the Appellant here has some grievance against the public authority on the subject issue which is civil in nature and thus lies beyond the purview of the RTI Act, holds that factual information has been communicated to the Appellant by the CPIO's letter dated 25.05.2012. However, the Appellant has not been provided with copies of documents related to processing of his representation in question. The CPIO at para 6 of his said reply dated 25.05.2012 had only asked the Appellant to collect the attested copies of relevant documents from the concerned office which, according to the present appeal of the Appellant, have not been collected by the Appellant.
8. In view of the above, the CPIO is hereby directed to furnish attested copies of relevant documents to the Appellant relating to the processing of the Appellant's representation in question.
9. Appeal is disposed of with the above directions, which are to be complied with within 2 weeks of receipt of this order.
(Sushma Singh) Information Commissioner Authenticated by CIC/SS/A/2012/002667 Page 3 of 5 4 (D.C. Singh) Deputy Registrar 4 Address to the parties:
1. Shri Sanjay Ravidas S/o Late Shri Lutan Ravidas Village & Post Urjanagar, Mahagama Quarter No. 280/817 N.H.S. Distt. Goda Jharkhand 814154
2. The Central Public Information Officer (RTI) Eastern Coalfields Limited Sanctoria, P.O. Dishergarh Burdwan 713333
3. The Appellate Authority (RTI) Eastern Coalfields Limited Sanctoria, P.O. Dishergarh Burdwan 713333
4. The Central Public Information Officer (RTI) Eastern Coalfields Limited Office of Chief General Manager Rajmahal Khani Samooh Rajmahal Area Burdwan CIC/SS/A/2012/002667 Page 5 of 5