Central Information Commission
Mr.Arvind Kumar Yadav vs Department Of Education,Gnct Delhi 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/2013/000375
Date: September 20, 2013
Appellant : Shri Arvind Kumar Yadav, New
Delhi
Public Authority : Govt. of NCT of Delhi
ORDER
The Commission has received an complaint petition; dated 24 July 2013 (Dy. No. 153745/2013) from Shri Arvind Kumar Yadav, New Delhi stating that he has not any received information from the concerned PIO in respect of his RTI application dated 02 November 2012 submitted to the PIO, H.Q., Dte. Of Trg. & Tech. Education, Pitampura, New Delhi. 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 Dy. Director (Litigation), Department of Training & Technical Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Room No.108, Muni Maya Ram Marg, Pitampura, Delhi110088
2. Shri Arvind Kumar Yadav, General Secretary, TIEWAD, ITI Jaffarpur, New Delhi 110073