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02 to 04, the Respondent conveyed that in accordance with the CO guidelines and the directions of the Apex Court, no candidate was found eligible for permanent employment within the stipulated period. Hence, a suitable reply was provided to the Appellant. The Appellant contested the aforementioned submission of the Respondent and stated that the document relating to weeding out of record was not received by him. The Respondent (Mumbai) stated that since at the time of replying to the RTI application, the process for recruitment based on the directions of the Apex Court was underway, a consolidated response could not be provided to the Appellant at that stage. However, the details were now collated and updated information regarding the entire process of implementation of the Supreme Court order dated 18.03.2015 in the matter of CGIT Award dated 18.06.2011 in ID 27/1991 was available on the Corporation's website. The Respondent (Vellore) also stated that with reference to point 06 of the RTI application, the details of persons appointed in the year 2017 were now furnished to the Appellant with other relevant details of the period of training. The Respondent also stated that such information was now available on the Corporation's website. The Appellant however submitted that he could not access the information on the website hence he desired a hardcopy of the same, which the Respondent (Mumbai and Vellore) agreed to provide. During the hearing the Commission referred to its earlier decision in Second Appeal No. CIC/LICOI/A/2017/180859 dated 05.04.2019 and queried from the Respondent (Mumbai) regarding suo motu disclosure of action taken in compliance with the directions of the Apex Court in Civil Appeal No. 6950/ 2009. The Respondent (Mumbai) submitted that they were in the process of complying with the decision of the Commission.

The Commission was also in receipt of a written submission from the Respondent (Vellore) dated 25.10.2019 wherein it was stated that they could not provide any information in January, 2018 as the implementation of the CGIT award was in process and in a preliminary stage. Subsequently, the information got consolidated and was made available on the website of the LIC. The LIC Divisional Office, Vellore implemented the Supreme Court order dated 18.03.2015 in the matter of CGIT award dated 18.06.2001 in the Industrial dispute 27/1991. The details of the CGIT Award implementation had been uploaded on Corporation's website www.licindia.in (https://www.licindia.in/Bottom-Links/RTI/RTI- New Item No. XIV. Other disclosures/ CGIT Award & connected matter). As far as the information pertaining to Vellore division was concerned, it was stated that the information related to the implementation in Vellore division was ready and now available as a record in their division. Thereafter a point wise response on the queries pertaining to them was provided by the Respondent wherein it was informed that Appointment letters were issued to 31 (Thirty One) eligible CGIT candidates on 28.09.2017. It was also conveyed that two Weeks Induction Training from 09.10.2017 was imparted to 31 (Thirty One) Probationary Assistants who Reported to Training in response to their Appointment letters dated 28.09.2017. The list of the candidates attending the Induction Training for Two weeks from 09.10.2017 was also provided. The Respondent also stated that the details of selection procedure was available in public domain (on Corporation's website www.licindia.in http://www.licindia.in/getattachment/Bottom-Links/RTI/XIV-Other- Disclsoures/Implementation-of-CGIT-Award-(3).pdf.aspx.

Moreover, the Commission was also in receipt of a written submission from the Respondent (Mumbai) dated 25.10.2019 wherein it was stated that the applicant had preferred an appeal to the First Appellate Authority at Dehradun Divisional Office against questions (1) to (6).The applicant did not forward/ prefer an appeal to Central Office Mumbai against Point No. 05, which had been responded by CPIO at Central Office, Mumbai. Regarding point No. 02, the LIC has implemented Supreme Court's order across all divisional Offices. The Competent authority for recruitment of Class III/IV employees was the Senior Divisional Manager of the respective Divisional Offices. The entire process of implementation of the Supreme Court order dated 18.03.2015 in the matter of CGIT Award dated 18.06.2011 in ID 27/1991 was available on the Corporation's website www.licindia.in>>RTI centre<< RTI New>> Other Disclosure>>. CGIT Award & Connected matters. List of workmen provisionally eligible during the implementation of CGIT Award 27 of 91 & SC order of 18.03.2015 were also available on LIC site. However, the information sought in a classified manner of division wise absorption, was not compiled at Central Office level as the respective Senior Divisional Manager was the recruiting authority. In support of their contention, the Respondent also referred to the decision of the Commission in K Lall V/S Office of the Registrar of Companies F. No. CIC/AT/A/2007/00112 dated 12th April, 2007 to submit that unless information was exclusively held and controlled by a public authority, that information cannot be said to be information accessible under the RTI Act. Inferentially it would also mean that once a certain information is placed in the public domain accessible to the citizens either freely, or on payment of a pre- determined price, that information cannot be said to be 'held' or 'under the control of' the public authority and, thus would cease to be an information accessible under the RTI Act."