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Decision No. CIC /SG/C/2009/000217/2402
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/000217
Complainant : Shamsher Sing Sandhu
Kothi # 533, Sector-7
Urban Eastate
Karnal, Haryana
Respondent : The Principal
St. Theresa's Convent School
Kunjpura Road, Karnal
Haryana
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Shamsher Sing Sadhu had filed a RTI application with the Principal, St.
Theresa’s Convent School on 16/01/2009 asking for certain information.
On perusal of the complaint it is found that, the Principal of St. Theresa’s Convent
School has replied, ‘ ‘It (the school) does not receive any grant from any Government or
semi Government department.’ The school has therefore claimed it is not a Public
authority as defined in the RTI act.
The complainant has given no grounds challenging the claim of the school of not
being a Public authority. Hence the complaint is not sustainable, since the RTI act only
applies to Public authority as defined by Section 2 (h).
Decision:
Complaint is dismissed
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
March 24, 2009.
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