Mr.Anup Mondal vs Ministry Of Commerce And Industry on 15 November, 2011

                   Central Information Commission
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                                               Case No. CIC/SS/C/2011/000682

Name of Complainant               :      Mr. Anup Mondal

Name of Respondent                :      The Jute Corporation of India Ltd.

                                      ORDER

The Commission has received a complaint dated Nil (received on
22.9.2011) from Mr. Anup Mondal u/s 18 of the RTI Act, 2005, against The Jute
Corporation of India Ltd., Kolkata for deemed refusal to his RTI request dated
27.5.2011 and first appeal dated 5.7.2011.

2. In order to avoid multiple proceedings under sections 19 and 18 of the RTI
Act, viz., appeals and complaints, this case is remitted to CPIO, The Jute
Corporation of India Ltd. (along with copy of complaint and RTI-request), with the
following directions:

(i) In case no reply has been given by CPIO to the complainant to his
RTI-request dated 27.5.2011, CPIO should furnish a reply to the
complainant within two weeks of receipt of this order.

(ii) In case CPIO has already given a reply to the complainant in the
matter, he should furnish a copy of his reply to the complainant
within one week of receipt of this order.

(iii) CPIO should invariably indicate to the complainant the name and
address of the 1st Appellate Authority, before whom the complainant
can file first-appeal, if any.

3. In case the complainant is not satisfied with the reply received from CPIO,
he, under section 19(1) of the RTI Act, may within the time prescribed, file his
first-appeal before the Appellate Authority (AA).

Case No. CIC/SS/C/2011/000682

4. On receipt of the first appeal from the petitioner as per the above
directions, AA should dispose of the appeal within the period stipulated in the RTI
Act.

5. In case the complainant is not satisfied with the decision of First Appellate
Authority, he is at liberty to file a second appeal afresh before the Commission,
under section 19(3), along with complaint u/s 18, if any, within the prescribed
time limit.

The complaint is disposed of with above directions.

Sd/-

(Sushma Singh)
Information Commissioner
15.11.2011

Authenticated true copy:

(D. C. Singh)
Dy. Registrar

Copy to:

1. Mr. Anup Kumar Mondal,   
General Secretary,
Jute Corporation of India Empoyees’ Union,
15 N, Nellie Sengupta Sarani,
7th Floor, Kolkata – 700087.

2. The C.P.I.O.

Jute Corporation of India Ltd.,
15 N, Nellie Sengupta Sarani,
Kolkata – 700087.

3. The First Appellate Authority,
Jute Corporation of India Ltd.,
15 N, Nellie Sengupta Sarani,
Kolkata – 700087.