Central Information Commission
Mr.Surendra vs Reserve Bank Of India on 12 January, 2012
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Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2011/003039/16802
Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2011/003039
Relevant Facts emerging from the Appeal
Appellant : Mr. Surendra Kumar
A-266, Triveni Nagar
Gopalpura Bypass
Jaipur - 302 018
Respondent : Mr. Ashok Joshi
CPIO & General Manager Reserve Bank of India Human Resources Development Department 20th Floor, Central Office Building Shahid Bhagat Singh Road Mumbai - 400001 RTI application filed on : 18/01/2011 PIO replied : 10/03/2011 First appeal filed on : 31/03/2011 First Appellate Authority order : 16/05/2011 Second Appeal received on : 18/08/2011 Sl. Information Sought Reply of the PIO
1. Office note of promotion policy for RBI officers from Or. A Will be replied by Department of to B and Or. B to C as applicable in the year 1989. Administration Personnel Management, Central Office
2. Office note of review of promotion policy for officers in 1994 Same as above. (together with supportive papers mentioned in the office note) and promotion policy circular issued thereof. The forwarding letter/endorsements copy by which the Reserve Bank of India Services Board.
3. Office note and order issued on allocation/filling up the Same as above. vacancies of Or. B general side officers in percentage terms for different channels of promotion i.e. % of Direct recruitment for Or. B, % of Merit channel promotion from Gr. A to B and % of Seniority cum Suitability promotion from Or. A to B for panel year 1996.
4. All office notes and orders issued for change in Zone of Copies of relative information is consideration for empanelment of officers from Or. A to B enclosed herewith (Marked as and Or. B to C selection as and when the Zone of query No. 'd', 'e' & f. consideration was changed after year 1995.
5. Office note and order issued thereof in 1999 for Personnel Copies of relative information is promotion scheme from Gr. A to B and Gr,B to C and two enclosed herewith (Marked as stage promotion from Gr. D to Or. E. query No. 'd', 'e' & 'f' Page 1 of 3
6. All office notes and order's issued for moderation of PAR Copies of relative information is marks as and when the changes were made in the promotion enclosed herewith (Marked as policy. query No. 'd', 'e' & 'f)
7. All office notes and order's issued for change in qualifying Copies of relative information is marks for promotion of officers in interview after year 1996. enclosed herewith (Marked as query No. 'g')
8. All office notes and order's issued for introduction of cooling Circular issued for introduction of period or doing away with cooling period after year 1996. cooling period is enclosed (Marked as query No. 'h1'). Office notes in this regard are not traceable. Office note for doing away with cooling period along with the relevant circular is enclosed (Marked as query No. 'h2).
9. Office note and order issued thereof in November 2005 for An extract of office note recorded change in Assured Personnel promotion scheme from Or. A to and a copy of Administration B and Gr. B to C and two stage promotion from Or. D to Gr. Circular No.11 dated November 21, E. 2005 issued in c/w Assured Personal Promotion from Gr.'A' to Gr'B and Gr B' to Gr 'C' are enclosed.(Marked Query No.'i") Two stage promotion from Grade 'D o 'E' is available in enclosures marked as Query No."g".
10 Office note and order issued for taking into a/c best 3 PARs Copies of relative information' is . immediately preceding 5 years for promotion. enclosed herewith (Marked as query No. J) 11 All secret letters sent to Reserve Bank of India Services Board We do not have any file or record and Regional Directors on promotion policy by the relation to "SECRET"
DAPM/PPD since 1995 and the reply/clarification given communication between,
received from them. RBI and RBISB/RDs.
12 Office note and order issued thereof in 2010 for time bound Copies of relative information is
promotion scheme from Gr. A to Rand Cr. B to C other then enclosed herewith (Marked as
general side officers. query No. 'L')
13 Office note and order issued thereof on October 1.2010 for Copies of relative information is
change in interview process for promotions of officers. enclosed herewith (Marked as
query No. 'm)
Grounds for the First Appeal:
Incomplete information provided by the PIO.
Order of the First Appellate Authority (FAA):
FAA ordered PIO to provide the sought information. Grounds for the Second Appeal:
Incomplete information provided by the PIO Page 2 of 3 Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present:
Appellant: Mr. Surendra Kumar on video conference from NIC-Jaipur Studio; Respondent: Ms. Mini K. Krishnan, Assistant Legal Advisor and Mr. Ashok Joshi, CPIO & General Manager on video conference from NIC-Mumbai Studio; The PIO has provided certain information but the Appellant would like to inspect the files on 06 March 2012 from 10.30AM onwards at the office of the PIO.
The PIO is directed to facilitate an inspection of the relevant records by the Appellant on 06 March 2012 from 10.30AM onwards at the office of the PIO. In case there are any records or file which the appellant believes should exist, which are not shown to him, he will give this in writing to the PIO at the time of inspection and the PIO will either give the files/records or give it in writing that such files/records do not exist.
Decision:
The Appeal is allowed.
The PIO is directed to facilitate an inspection of the relevant records by the Appellant on 06 March 2012 from 10.30AM onwards. The PIO will give attested photocopies of records which the Appellant wants free of cost upto 200 pages. This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties. Any information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.
Shailesh Gandhi Information Commissioner
12 January 2012 (In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(DE) Page 3 of 3