S. Vinod Reddy vs Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ... on 16 July, 2021

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S. Vinod Reddy vs Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ... on 16 July, 2021

Bench: Neeraj Kumar Gupta

                              के   ीय सूचना आयोग
                        Central Information Commission
                          बाबा गंगनाथ माग,मुिनरका
                        Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka
                        नई द ली, New Delhi - 110067

ि तीय अपील सं या/Second Appeal No. CIC/ONGCL/A/2019/656829

Shri S Vinod Reddy                                    ...अपीलकता/Appellant
                                  VERSUS
                                    बनाम
CPIO                                                  ... ितवादी /Respondent
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited, Human Resource
Department, Godavari Bhawan,
Base Complex, Rajahmundry Asset,
Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh-
533106

Relevant dates emerging from the appeal:-

RTI : 26-08-2019           FA    : 09-09-2019          SA      : 19-11-2019

CPIO : 06-09-2019          FAO : 13-09-2019            Hearing : 09-07-2021

                                 ORDER

1. The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Andhra Pradesh. The appellant seeking information on two points, including, inter-alia:-

(i) "Among 284 Field Operators selected through Advertisement No. RJY/TBE/2008 (R&P), kindly describe them by virtue of their Educational qualification (on which basis they became Field Operators) i.e., No. of candidates with ITI (Trade wise), Diploma in Engineering (Stream wise), Degree in Engineering (Stream wise), B.Sc. (Chemistry), B.Sc. (Geology), B.Sc. (Electronics), M.Sc. (Chemistry), M.Sc. (Geology), M.Sc. (Electronics);

(ii) Among 241 Field Operators selected through Advertisement No. RJY/HR(2)/2011/21-FO, kindly describe them by virtue of their Page 1 of 3 Educational qualification (on which basis they became Field Operators) i.e., No. of candidates with ITI (Trade wise)".

2. As the CPIO had not provided the requested information, the appellant filed the first appeal dated 09.09.2019 requesting that the information should be provided to him. The first appellate authority was ordered on 13.09.2019 and disposed of his first appeal. He filed a second appeal u/Section 19(3) of the RTI Act before the Commission on the ground that information has not been provided to him and requested the Commission to direct the respondent to provide complete and correct information.

Hearing:

3. The appellant attended the hearing through audio-call. The respondent, Shri Dinesh Chand Jain, CPIO attended the hearing through audio-call.

4. The respondent submitted their written submissions dated 05.07.2021 and the same has been taken on record.

5. The appellant submitted that complete and correct information has not been provided to him by the respondent on his RTI application dated 26.08.2019.

6. The respondent submitted that vide their letter dated 05.09.2019, point- wise reply/information has been provided to the appellant on his RTI application as per the documents available on record.

Decision:

7. The Commission, after hearing the submissions of both the parties and after perusal of records, observes that the respondent vide its letter dated 05.09.2019 has provided point-wise reply/information to the appellant on his RTI application. The Commission further observes that the FAA vide its order dated 13.09.2019 has given directions to the CPIO to provide relevant information to the appellant but has not specifically directed the CPIO that as to what information is lacking. In view of this, the Commission is satisfied with the action/steps taken by the respondent in dealing with the RTI application of the appellant. No further intervention of the Commission is required in the matter.

8. With the above observations, the appeal is disposed of.

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9. Copy of the decision be provided free of cost to the parties.




                                                           नीरज कु मार गु ा)
                                       Neeraj Kumar Gupta (नीरज           ा
                                                               सूचना आयु )
                                     Information Commissioner (सू

                                                        दनांक / Date : 09-07-2021
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Addresses of the parties:
1.    CPIO
      Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited,

Human Resource Department, Godavari Bhawan, Base Complex, Rajahmundry Asset, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh-533106

2. Mr. S. Vinod Reddy Page 3 of 3

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