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The Appellant filed an (online/offline) RTI application dated 29.07.2023 seeking the following information:

"I, Mr. Bhawani Shankar Meena, Additional Commissioner of Customs, CC(Preventive) West Bengal, Kolkata 700001, humbly submits that during the period from 23.10.2019- 31.03.2020, I was posted in CGST & CX, Kolkata North Commissionerate, Kolkata (WB) as a Joint Commissioner. During the reporting period from 23.10.2019-31.03.2020, the reporting authority was Shri Roopam Kapoor, Pr. Commissioner, CGST & CX, Kolkata North and Shri A.P.S. Suri, Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST & CX Kolkata Zone was the Reviewing Authority. During the reporting period from 23.10.2019-31.03.2020, I was awarded score of Six (06) in APAR for the Financial Year 2019-20. Therefore, I had made representation to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi vide letter dated 29.12.2020 and prayed for up-gradation of Final grading. given in APAR by the Review Authority. I had submitted representation in website Sparrow. irs.gov.in also. However, the decision of referral board for disposal of the representations on ACR/APAR has not been communicated yet.

RTI application filed on            :   09.07.2023
CPIO replied on                     :   07.08.2023
First appeal filed on               :   07.08.2023
First Appellate Authority's order   :   10.08.2023
2nd Appeal/Complaint dated          :   11.08.2023, 27.08.2023



Information sought:

The Appellant filed an (online) RTI application dated 09.07.2023 seeking the following information:

"I, Mr. Bhawani Shankar Meena, Additional Commissioner of Customs, CC(Preventive) West Bengal, Kolkata-700001, humbly submits that During the period from 25.11.2020 to 31.03.2021, I was posted in CGST & CX, Howrah Commissionerate, Kolkata (WB) as a Joint Commissioner. During the reporting period from 25.11.2020 to 31.03.2021, the reporting authority was Shri Devendra V. Nagvenkar, Commissioner, CGST & CX, Howrah and Shri A.P.S. Suri, Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST & CX Kolkata Zone was the Reviewing Authority. During the reporting period (25.11.2020 to 31.03.2021), I was awarded score of Seven (07) in APAR for the Year 2020-21. Therefore, I had made representation to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi vide letter dated 27.11.2021 and prayed for up-gradation of Final grading given in APAR by the Review Authority. I had submitted representation in website Sparrow. irs.gov.in also. However, the decision of referral board for disposal of the representations on ACR/APAR has not been communicated yet.

The Appellant filed an (online) RTI application dated 08.08.2023 seeking the following information:

"I, Mr. Bhawani Shankar Meena, Additional Commissioner of Customs, CC(Preventive) West Bengal, Kolkata-700001, humbly submits that during the period from 01.04.2020- 23.11.2020, I was posted in CGST & CX, Kolkata North Commissionerate, Kolkata (WB) as a Joint Commissioner. During the reporting period from 01.04.2020- 23.11.2020, the reporting authority was Shri Roopam Kapoor, Pr. Commissioner, CGST & CX, Kolkata North and Shri A.P.S. Suri, Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST & CX Kolkata Zone was the Reviewing Authority. During the reporting period from 01.04.2020-23.11.2020, I was awarded score of Seven (07) in APAR for the Financial Year 2020-21. Therefore, I had made representation to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi and prayed for up-gradation of Final grading given in APAR by the Review Authority. I had submitted representation in website Sparrow, irs.gov.in also. However, a certified copy of the decision of referral board w.r.t. mentioned period representations on ACR/APAR has been not communicated yet.

CIC/CBECE/A/2023/639442 and CIC/CBECE/A/2023/135854:

"....Comments on the written submissions filed by the appellant: The appellant has sought information under RTI requesting to communicate decision of referral Board with regard to APAR grading given to him for the reporting period from 25.11.2020 to 31.03.2021 claiming that he had submitted representation in website Sparrow.irs.gov.in and decision of referral board for disposal of the representation on ACR/APAR has not been communicated yet. Whereas, the appellant in his appeal filed before FAA has sought certified copy of the referral board decision, which is additional information It is submitted that CPIO in his reply dated 07.08.2023 has informed the appellant that the decision of referral board was uploaded on 12.10.2022 at sparrow on line. The appellant can access the information in the portal and same is not required to be provided to him again. The appellant has not disputed the availability of the required information in the portal accessible to him. As the information sought by him is already available to him in the sparrow portal, seeking the same again by way of RTI is not proper and appeal filed by him is liable to be rejected."