CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Club Building (Near Post Office)
Old JNU Campus, New Delhi - 110067
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Decision No. CIC/AD/C/2011/901011/SG/14884
Complaint No. CIC/AD/C/2011/901011/SG
Complainant : Mr. Mohammed Yaseen Sabri
House No.9-20-121
Mujahed Nagar
Nizamabad-503001
Respondent : Central Public Information Officer
Regional Passport Officer
Regional Office
D.No.8-2-215 to 219
Adjacent to Prashant Theatre
Kummarguda, Secunderabad-500003
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Mohammed Yaseen Sabri had filed a RTI application with the PIO, Regional
Passport Office, Secunderabad on 04/04/2011 asking for certain information. However on not
having received any information within the mandated time, the Complainant filed a complaint
under Section 18 of the RTI Act with the Commission. On this basis, the Commission issued a
notice to the PIO, Regional Passport Office, Secunderabad on 13/07/2011 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 received a letter dated 27/07/2011 from the Respondent wherein it has
been stated that the RTI Application was received in their office on 07/04/2011. Further stating
that information has been provided to the Complainant vide letter dated 06/05/2011, copy of
which was enclosed.
Decision:
The Complaint is disposed off.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
27 September 2011
Encl: Copy of PIO’s reply dated 06/05/2011
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(SP)