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The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 02.08.2022 seeking information about his EL and application for encashment of ELs and related grievance filed in NPCIL.
The CPIO and Sr Manager (HR), Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site, NPCIL vide letter dated 26.08.2022 replied as under:-
"1 (A) & (B):- Available information pertaining to misconduct ie. HQI 1611 for which additional charges to be deposited Rs. 110/- for 55 pages @ Rs. 2/- per page.
2:- Information sought is not covered under Section 2(f) of RTI Act, 2005.
3, 4 & 5: The matter is subjudice before the Hon'ble High Court Jodhpur.
Page 1 6:-Refer HQI-1570 on NPCIL (Leave) Rules for which additional charges to be deposited Rs. 124/- for 62 pages @ Rs. 2/- per page and action to be initiated as direction passed by the Hon'ble High Court in which you have filed the case.
7:- Please apply leave in IBA System for availing to initiate action for approval of Competent Authority.
8:- Matter is subjudice. In addition to that Futuristic information is not covered under definition of information as enumerated in section 2 (f) of the RTI Act, 2005.
9:- YES, you are going to retiring on 31/01/2025 and case is Sub-judice in the Hon'ble Court."

Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 09.09.2022. The FAA, NPCIL, Mumbai vide order dated 13.10.2022stated as under:-

"The response of CPIO is in order. Providing clarification on information supplied is not envisaged in RTI Act 2005."
(2) Section 4.10.2.2 of HQI number-1570-R-1 on NPCIL leaves rules With above reference number-(1) which say that NPCIL has 300 earn leaves (EL/ELs) for set off against the recovery order dated 05/05/2022, please inform me on the fate of the said 300 ELs if as per the above reference number-(2) sanctioning authority does not suo motu grant me the encashment of these ELs when I retire from my services, provided that the matter as mentioned in reference number-(1) being sub-judice in honorable Jodhpur high court remains pending even when I retire from my services.