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Decision No. CIC /SG/C/2009/000020/2344
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/000020
Complainant : Mr. S.P. Ratnani,
138, Hanuman Nagar,
Kalibadi Chowk, Raipur.
Chattisgarh.
Respondent : Public Information Officer,
Director, NIT Raipur,
GE Road, Raipur -492010.
Chattisgarh.
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. S.P. Ratnani had filed a RTI application with the PIO, Municipal Corporation
of Delhi, West Zone on 26/08/2008 asking for certain information. Since no reply was
received within the mandated time of 30 days, he had filed a complaint under Section 18
to the Commission.
The Commission issued a notice to the PIO on 17/02/2009 asking him to supply
the information by 14/03/2009 and sought an explanation for not furnishing the
information within the mandated time. The PIO has informed the Commission that the
information has been sent to the complainant on 12/03/2009.
Decision:
Complaint is allowed.
The Commission condones the delay and warns the PIO to ensure that
information is given to applicants with in 30 days as mandated under Section 7 (1) of the
RTI act.
The copy of decsion is to be given free of cost to both the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
23 March, 2009
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