Central Information Commission
Mr.Gopal Kansara vs Ministry Of Home Affairs on 8 March, 2011
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Case No. CIC/SS/A/2010/000456
Name of Complainant : Shri Gopal Kansara
(The Appellant was heard through
Audio-conference)
Name of Respondent : Ministry of Home Affairs
(Represented by Dr. Praveen Kumar
Singh, Director (SR), MHA, Geetika
Sharma, Jt. Director, Deptt. of Women
& Child Development, Govt. of NCT of
Delhi,
The matter was heard on : 01.03.2011
ORDER
Shri Gopal Kansara, appellant has filed this appeal dated nil (received on 7.10.2010), before the Commission, for providing incomplete information to his RTI-request dated 24.12.2009.
2. The appellant through his RTI-request dated 9.12.2009 addressed to Ministry of Home Affairs had sought information on ten RTI-queries, pertaining to sex workers and combating human trafficking in women in India during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Dr. (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh, Director (SR) & CPIO, MHA vide O.M. No. 240113/01/ 2008-ATC dated 7.1.2010 transferred appellant's RTI-request dated 24.12.2009 to CPIOs, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Points No. 2 and 8, Ministry of External Affairs on Points No. 4,9 and 10 and Ministry of Women & Child Development on Points No. 3,5,6,7 & 8.
3. The CPIO, MHA vide letter No. 24013/1/2008-ATC dated 12.3.2010 replied to the appellant on Points No. 1, 6 and 10 along with "Advisory on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking in India" issued by MHA vide O.M. No. 15011/6/2009-ATC CPIO, Ministry of Women & Child Development replied vide letter No. 10-1-2010-CP dated 17.3.2010 has forwarded appellant's RTI- request to all State Secretaries of State Governments. CPIO, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide letter No. 19014/32/2008-NACO (TI) dated 5.3.2010 replied to the appellant on Point No. 3 & 8.
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4. The appellant preferred his first-appeal on 24.2.2010 before AA, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, which was not decided by AA.
5. After hearing the parties and on perusal of relevant documents on file, it is observed that CPIO, Ministry of Home Affairs vide letter No. 24013/1/2008-ATC dated 12.3.2010 has replied to the appellant on Points No. 1, 6 and 10 along with "Advisory on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking in India" issued by MHA vide O.M. No. 15011/6/2009-ATC CPIO and rest of the RTI-queries, which were transferred to other Ministries were also replied to by the respective CPIOs of the Ministries. As such, the appeal is rejected.
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(Sushma Singh) Information Commissioner 08.03.2011 Authenticated true copy:
(K.K. Sharma) OSD & Assistant Registrar Address of the parties:
Shri Gopal Kansara, S/O Late Udaylalji, Subhash Marg, Narayani Je Ka Area, PO: Devgarh, Madariya-313331, Dist. Rajasmund (Rajasthan) Dr. (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh, Director )SR) & CPIO, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110001 The Appellate Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110001 Smt. Vinita Aggarwal, Director & CPIO, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi-110001.