In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2011/000131
Date of Hearing : April 27, 2011
Date of Decision : April 27, 2011
Heard through Video Conferencing
Parties:
Applicant
Shri Arun Mehtha
Belabagan (Durga Badi Road)
PO + Thana Devghar
Distt Devghar
Jharkhand - 814112.
Applicant was present,.
Respondent(s)
East Central Railway
Divisional Railway Manager's Office
Sonepur Division
Sonepur.
Represented by : Shri M.K.Gupta, PIO, Sonepur.
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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Decision Notice
As given in the decision
In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2011/000131
ORDER
Background
1. The RTI Application dated 8.9.2010 was filed by the Applicant with the PIO, DRM Office, East
Central Railway, Sonepur seeking information against 3 points with regard to the payment due to him
as per the 6th Pay Commission recommendations. The PIO replied on 29.9.2010 informing the
Applicant that since he has been transferred from another division(Danapur) payment cannot be
made until some details of service from his previous office are made available from the Danapur
Division. The Applicant then filed his first appeal (Copy not enclosed) in response to which the
Appellate Authority requested the Danapur Division to send the details of the payment at the earliest
so that the payment due to the Applicant can be released to him. Not satisfied with this reply the
Applicant filed his 2nd appeal before the Commission seeking the payment once again.
Decision
2. During the hearing the Respondent submitted that Danapur Division had informed them that the
details of the payment had been already sent to them. However according to the Respondent the information
was not received by their office. They had then sent a staff member to the Danapur Division to collect the
information. The Respondent assured the undersigned and the Appellant that as soon as the said details are
received the payment will be made to the Appellant within one month. Since the issue related to payment falls
outside the ambit of the RTI Act, the appeal is rejected and the case closed at the Commission’s end.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc
1. Shri Arun Mehthas
Belabagan (Durga Badi Road)
PO + Thana – Devghar
Distt – Devghar
Jharkhand – 814112.
2. The Public Information Officer
East Central Railway
Divisional Railway Manager’s Office
Sonepur Division
Sonepur.
3. The Appellate Authority
East Central Railway
Divisional Railway Manager’s Office
Sonepur Division
Sonepur.
4. Officer Incharge, NIC