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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/000087
Dated: 26 July 2011
Name of the Complainant : Shri Leela Mehra
C222, Room No. 5, Gali No. 4A,
Third Floor, West Vinod Nagar,
Delhi.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Department of Personnel & Training,
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110 003.
The First Appellate Authority
Department of Personnel & Training,
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110 003.
ORDER
Background:
Ms. Leela Mehra of Delhi filed an RTI application with the CPIO of
Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi on 12 November 2010. The
PIO replied to his RTIapplication vide his letter dated 1 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, Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi, who is
directed to dispose of the appeal of Ms. Leela Mehra 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 Leela Mehra, C222, Room No. 5, Gali No. 4A, Third Floor, West Vinod Nagar, Delhi.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Department of Personnel & Training, 3rd Floor, Lok
Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110 003.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Department of Personnel & Training, 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak
Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110 003.