Central Information Commission Judgements

Mr.Rajender S Raja vs Directorate Of Education, Gnct, … on 31 December, 2010

Central Information Commission
Mr.Rajender S Raja vs Directorate Of Education, Gnct, … on 31 December, 2010
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                                                             Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2010/003099/10724
                                                                     Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2010/003099

Relevant Facts emerging from the Appeal:

Appellant                             :      Mr. Rajender Singh Raja,
                                             I-26/1, Gali No. 10,
                                             Birhampuri,
                                             Delhi- 110053.

Respondent                            :      Mr. R. N. Sharma
                                             Public Information Officer &
                                             Deputy Director of Education (North East),
                                             Directorate of Education,
                                             Government of NCT of Delhi,
                                             B-Block, Yamuna Vihar,
                                             Delhi.

RTI application filed on              :      14/07/2010
PIO replied                           :      25/08/2010
First appeal filed on                 :      04/09/2010
First Appellate Authority order       :      13/10/2010
Second Appeal received on             :      02/11/2010

Sl. Information Sought                                                    Reply of the PIO
  4. Specify the maximum amount of tuition fee for classes Nursery-       Information sought is not related to
     8th that can be charged by a private school (not being aided by      Zone V.
     Government grant).
  6. Specify the amount of salary and other perquisites being given       List of pay scale enclosed.
     to teachers by the Management.
  7. Furnish list(inclusive of details) from the school records of PTA    Information sought is not available
     officers for the past four years.                                    with Zone V.
  8. Furnish list of the PTA officers of the school for the year 2010.    Same as above.
  9. Specify from the records the work done by PTA officers in the        Same as above.
     past four years.
 11 Provide details of all the funds given to the school in the past      Information is not available.
   . four years and the work for which the funds were exhausted.
 12 Specify if the school has a fire plant installed in collaboration     Copy of the Letter written to the Fire
   . with the nearest fire station and if the school has been issued a    Department for a NOC has been
     NOC by the same authority.                                           enclosed.
 14 Specify if the rooms and the school building fulfill every criteria   Information sought is not related to
   . laid down by the Education Department of the Delhi                   Zone V.
     Government.
15 Specify if the staff is paid in cash or through a cheque; if paid      Information is not available.
.    via cash then furnish the vouchers of the past four years.           However the photocopy of Income
                                                                          & Expenditure for the year
                                                                          31/03/2009 has been attached.
 16     Specify if the school has a first aid Centre or not.                             Information is not available.
.

First Appeal:

Unsatisfactory information furnished by the PIO.

Order of the FAA:

The PIO/DDE (North East) was directed to furnish complete and correct information to the Appellant
within 10 days.

Ground of the Second Appeal:

Incomplete and wrong information supplied by the PIO.

Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present:

Appellant: Absent;

Respondent: Mr. M. S. Mudhol, EO(Z-5) on behalf of Mr. R. N. Sharma, PIO & DDE (NE);

The Respondent states that he has supplied all the information available on the records to the
Appellant. Some of the information sought by the Appellant is not available with the Department and
since the school is a private unaided school and therefore not a public authority it is not possible to
transfer the RTI Application to the said school.

Decision:

The Appeal is disposed.

Information available on the records has been supplied.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Any information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.

Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
31 December 2010
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.) (PBR)