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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2010/001062/8990
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2010/001062
COMPLAINT REMANDED TO : The First Appellate Authority
Directorate of Education, GNCTD
O/o the Regional Director of Education
S.B.V. School Building, Rani Garden
Delhi – 110031
Complainant : Mr. Pradeep Kumar
700 A, Gali No. 15
Adarsh Mohalla,
Moajpur, Delhi 110053
Public Information Officer : The Public Information Officer
Directorate of Education, GNCTD
O/o the DDE (NE)
Yamuna Vihar, Delhi
Decision:
The complainant had filed an application with the PIO on 18/03/2010 asking for
certain information. He received a reply from the PIO, which he found unsatisfactory. The
complainant has therefore filed a complaint with the Commission under Section 18 of the RTI
Act, 2005. The complainant has not used the alternate and efficacious remedy of First Appeal
available under Section 19 (1) of the RTI Act. Consequently, the First Appellate Authority
has not had the chance to review the PIO’s decision as envisaged under the RTI Act.
Therefore, the matter is remanded to the First Appellate Authority with a direction to
decide the matter in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act, after giving all concerned
parties an opportunity to be heard.
The Complaint is disposed off.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
16-08-2010
Encl: Copy of RTI Application dated 18/03/2010
Copy of PIO’s reply dated Nil.
(For any further correspondence in this matter, please quote the file no. mentioned above) (k.j)