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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001591/6498
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001591
Complainant : Mr. Prem Singh
Vill.& PIO Amarpura (Bahab Wala)
Tehsil: Abohar District
Distt. Ferozpur (Punjab)-152116
Respondent : Public Information Officer
All India Council For Technical Education
7th Floor, Chander Lok Building
Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Prem Singh had filed a RTI application with the PIO, AICTE, Delhi on 20/08/2009
asking for certain information. However on not having received the information within the
mandated time, the Complainant filed a complaint under Section 18 of the RTI Act with the
Commission on 17/11/2009.On this basis, the Commission issued a notice to the PIO, AICTE,
Delhi on 05/01/2009 with a direction to provide the information to the Complainant and further
sought an explanation for not furnishing the information within the mandated time.
The Commission has neither received a copy of the information sent to the Complainant,
nor has it received any explanation from the PIO for not supplying the information to the
Complainant. Therefore, the only presumption that can be made is that the PIO has deliberately
and without any reasonable cause refused to give information as per the provisions of the RTI
Act. Failure on the part of the PIO to respond to the Commission’s notice shows that there is no
reasonable cause for the refusal of information .
Decision:
The Complaint is allowed.
The PIO will send the complete information in regard to the RTI Application dated
20/08/2009 (copy enclosed) to the Complainant before 10/02/2010.Proof of dispatch of
information should be sent to the Commission before 17/02/2010 The PIO’s action clearly
amounts to denial of information without any reasons. The PIO is therefore, asked to submit a
written explanation to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed and disciplinary
action be recommended against him under Section 20 (1) & (2) of the RTI Act before
17/02/2010.
If the information has already been supplied to the complainant, furnish a copy of the
same to the Commission with your written submission.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Any information in compliance with this order will be provided free of cost as per section 7(6) of RTI, Act, 2005.
Encl: RTI Application dated 20/08/2009.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
20/01/2010
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(SP)