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The appellant has filed the above cited 41 appeals before this Commission relating to the affairs of the Cantt. Board. These appeals are fixed up for hearing today dated 22.10.2009. The appellant is present. The public authority is represented by the officers named above. As all these matters relate to Cantt. Board, Firozpur, it had been decided to dispose them through a common order. The appeal-wise order is passed as per the paragraphs that follow :-

                  (1)       File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/000169/LS

2      By RTI application dated 20.8.2008, the appellant had requested for

35. Vide RTI application dated nil, the appellant had sought information as to whether Cantt. Board, Firozpur, was following the laws/policies of the Govt. of Punjab or that of the Central Govt.

36. Shri Satish Kumar, JE(CPIO), vide letter dated 14/11/2008 had not disclosed any information and asked the appellant to re-submit application along with proper receipt of Rs. 10/-

37. The Appellate Authority had upheld the decision of CPIO vide dated 04/12/2008.

38. During the hearing, the appellant would draw Commission's attention to the receipt issued by the Board in token of the fee having been deposited. In this view of the matter, it appears to me that the information has been wrongly denied to the appellant.

DECISION

49. It appears to me that the information has been unfairly denied. Hence, CPIO is directed to provide the requested information.

(14) Appeal No. CIC/SM/A/2009/000313/LS

50. By his letter dated nil, the appellant had sought information on five paras regarding gas plant installed in Chetna Hall Complex, Gowal Mandi, Firozpur etc.

51. Shri Satish Kumar, JE (CPIO) had refused to disclose information vide letter dated 14.11.2008 on the ground as mentioned in the previous case. The receipt dated 10.11.2008, however, is available in the Commission's file. It, thus, appears to me that the information has been unfairly denied to the appellant.