Central Information Commission
Mr.B Lakshman Singh vs Food Corporation Of India on 13 August, 2013
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
CLUB BUILDING (NEAR POST OFFICE)
OLD JNU CAMPUS, NEW DELHI110 067
TEL: 01126179548
Decision No.CIC/VS/A/2012/000673/04368
Appeal No.CIC/VS/A/2012/00673
Dated: 1382013
Appellant: Shri B. Lakshman Singh
H.No.29,1440/6/1 (Pt. 451)
East Kakatiyanagar
4th Cross, Neredmet
Secunderabad500056.
Respondent: Public Information Officer,
Food Corporation of India
Distt. Office, FCI Rice Millers Assn. Bldg.
Karimnagar505001 (A.P.)
Date of Hearing: 1382013.
O R D E R
Facts:
1. The appellant filed an RTI application on 2282011 requesting for 47 photocopies of office copies of acceptance notes.
2. The PIO did not respond. The appellant filed an appeal with the first appellate authority (FAA) on 912012. The appellant approached the Commission on 1092012 in a second appeal.
Hearing:
3. I heard both the parties through videoconferencing.
4. The appellant referred to his RTI application of 2282011 and stated that he had sought certain photocopies of the office copies for 47 acceptance notes which were detailed in the RTI application. The appellant stated that he is yet to be provided the information.
5. The respondent stated that the information has already been provided to the appellant on 14102011. The respondent stated that the background of this matter is that the appellant was an employee of the FCI who had been subjected to departmental proceedings and it was in this connection that the appellant who had earlier worked as Manager (Quality Control) at the place in question had sought information about 47 procurement receipts. The respondent stated that these are documents which are issued on the receipt of a consignment and they are in the nature of acknowledgement papers. The respondent stated that at the first stage, i.e., of the CPIO stage, the information was not provided to the appellant but at the FAA stage, the information was provided directly to the appellant by the FAA on 14102011.
6. The appellant stated that he had sought photocopies of the office notes but the respondent has given him photocopies of the originals. The appellant said that for his purpose, he needed photocopies of the office notes and not copies of the originals.
7. The respondent stated that this is an old matter dating back to 2001. The respondent said that to provide photocopies of the originals needed a lot of effort and if the office copies are available then he will provide the photocopies of the office copies.
Decision:
8. The respondent is directed to provide to the appellant, within 30 days of this order, the information sought in the RTI application as available with the respondent.
Appeal is disposed of. Copy of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Vijai Sharma) Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy:
(V.K.Sharma) Designated Officer /pcs/