Dr. Harendra Singh vs National Council For Teacher … on 23 June, 2009

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                                               Decision No. CIC /SG/C/2009/000407/3811
                                                  Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/000407

COMPLAINT REMANDED TO :                        The First Appellate Authority
                                               National Council for Teacher Education
                                               Wing-II, Hans Bhawan
                                               1 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
                                               New Delhi-02

Complainant                             :      Dr. Harendra Singh
                                               778 (B)/7
                                               Jagriti Vihar
                                               Meerut-250004

Public Information Officer              :       Mr.C.K. Ramaswamy
                                                Public Information Officer
                                                National Council for Teacher Education
                                                Wing-II, Hans Bhawan
                                                1 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
                                                New Delhi-02

Decision:
        The complainant had filed an application with the PIO on 12/01/2009 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. The complainant has not used the alternate and efficacious remedy of the
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, 2005, after giving
both sides an opportunity of a hearing.

The Complaint is disposed.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.

                                                                          Shailesh Gandhi
                                                                Information Commissioner
                                                                             June 23, 2009
Encl:
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Copy of the complaint