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No.CIC/WB/C/2010/000258SM
Dated: 18 May 2011
Name of the Complainant : Shri Gaurav Shukla
H.No. 285, Mohalla Sinjai,
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Prime Minister's Office,
South Block,
New Delhi.
The First Appellate Authority
Prime Minister's Office,
South Block,
New Delhi.
ORDER
Background:
Shri Gaurav Shukla of Shahjahanpur filed an RTI application with the
CPIO of Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi on 30 March 2010. The PIO replied
to his RTIapplication vide his letter dated 20 April 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, Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi, who is directed to
dispose of the appeal of Shri Gaurav Shukla 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 Gaurav Shukla, H.No. 285, Mohalla Sinjai, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Prime Minister’s Office, South Block, New Delhi.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Prime Minister’s Office, South Block, New Delhi.