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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2010/000788/9043
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2010/000788
Complainant : Mr. Prem Chand (Vimal)
E-44, Rajiv Nagar-1, Begum Pur
Opp. Sector 22 Rohini
North Delhi- 110086
Respondent : PIO & SDM (Saraswati Vihar)
O/o Sub Divisional Magistrate
Government of NCT of Delhi
Kanjawala, Delhi- 110081
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Prem Chand (Vimal) had filed a RTI application with the PIO & SDM, RTI
Cell, SDM Court Kanjawala, New Delhi- 110081 on 25/03/2010 asking for certain
information. Since no reply was received within the mandated time period of 30 days, the
Complainant filed a Complaint under Section 18 of the RTI Act with the Commission.
On this basis, the Commission issued a notice directing the PIO & SDM, GNCTD, RTI
Cell, SDM Court, Kanjawala on 21/06/2010 to provide information to the Complainant
and further sought an explanation for not furnishing the information within the mandated
time.
Subsequently, the Commission has received a letter from the PIO & SDM
(Saraswati Vihar), O/o Sub Divisional Magistrate, GNCTD, Kanjawala, Delhi- 110081
wherein it has been stated that the RTI Application dated 25/03/2010 was not received by
their office and only subsequent to the Commission’s notice dated 21/06/2010, the
Complainant was contacted on 02/07/2010 and the information sought was provided on
07/07/2010 in accordance to the RTI Application. The Commission observes that the
information provided to the Complainant by the PIO & SDM (Saraswati Vihar) appears
to be appropriate.
Decision:
The Complaint is disposed off.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
18/08/2010
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(JA)