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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/000879
Dated: 28 September 2011
Name of the Complainant : Shri Shahid Khan
S/o. Shri Habib Khan,
Tihiriya Nijawat Khan,
Ward No. 9, Bareilly.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Canara Bank,
Strategic Planning & Development
Wing, Head Office, 112, J C Road,
Bangalore - 560 002.
The First Appellate Authority
Canara Bank, Circle Office,
Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar,
Lucknow 226 010.
ORDER
Background:
Shri Shahid Khan of Bareilly filed an RTI application with the CPIO of
Canara Bank, Bangalore on 20 October 2010. The PIO replied to his RTI
application vide his letter dated 24 December 2010. Not satisfied with the
information supplied by the CPIO, the Applicant approached the Central
Information Commission in a complaint whereas he was required to approach
the first Appellate Authority in an appeal.
Decision:
2. On going through the complaint, it was observed that the Appellant did
not utilize the channel of first Appellate Authority. The Commission has decided
to treat this application as a first appeal and to remand this appeal to first
Appellate Authority, Canara Bank, Lucknow, who is directed to dispose of the
appeal of Shri Shahid Khan within twenty working days from the date of receipt
of this decision, under intimation to Shri Vijay Bhalla, Deputy Registrar, Central
Information Commission. If the Complainant is not satisfied with the orders of
the first Appellate Authority, he/she will be free to move a second appeal before
us as per Sec 19 (3) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
3. The Commission ordered accordingly.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Chief Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Shahid Khan, S/o. Shri Habib Khan, Tihiriya Nijawat Khan, Ward No. 9, Bareilly.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Canara Bank, Strategic Planning & Development
Wing, Head Office, 112, J C Road, Bangalore – 560 002.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Canara Bank, Circle Office, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar,
Lucknow 226 010.