Mr.K Manickaraj vs Ministry Of Law And Justice on 31 March, 2011

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                                                 Case No. CIC/SS/C/2011/000047

Name of Complainant                :      Mr. K. Manickaraj

Name of Respondent                 :      Ministry of Law & Justice, New Delhi.

                                       ORDER

The Commission has received a complaint dated 27.1.2011 from Mr. K.
Manickaraj, u/s 18 of the RTI Act, 2005, against the decision of CPIO, Ministry of
Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, Implementation Cell, New Delhi,
pertaining to his RTI-request dated 26.12.2010.

2. Perused the documents submitted by the complainant. It is observed that
complainant’s RTI-request dated 26.12.2010 was replied to by CPIO, Ministry of
Law & Justice, vide letter No. 21(19)/2011-IC dated 11.1.2011.

3. The complainant has not availed the first-appellate channel u/s 19(1) of
the RTI Act.

4. In order to avoid multiple proceedings in appeal and complaint, the
complainant is advised to file his first appeal against the decision of CPIO before
First Appellate Authority, Joint Secretary & Legal Adviser, Ministry of Law &
Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001,
under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act, within four weeks of receipt of this Order.

5. On receipt of first-appeal from the complainant, as per directions above,
AA is directed to dispose it of through a speaking order, within four weeks of
receipt of the first-appeal.

6. In case the complainant is not satisfied with the decision of First Appellate
Authority, he is at liberty to file a second appeal afresh before the Commission,
under section 19(3), along with complaint u/s 18, if any, within the prescribed
time limit.

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Case No. CIC/SS/C/2011/000047

The complaint is disposed of with above directions.

(Sushma Singh)
Information Commissioner
31.03.2011

Authenticated true copy:

(S.Padmanabha)
Under Secretary & Deputy Registrar 

Copy to:

1. Mr. K. Manickaraj,
14­Kaani Nilam,
Saravanampatti,
Coimbatore ­ 35. 641035.

  2.      The C.P.I.O.,
           Ministry of Law & Justice,
           Department of Legal Affairs,
           Implementation Cell,
           Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.


    3.    The First Appellate Authority,
          Shri M.A. Khan Yusufi,
          Joint Secretary & Legal Adviser,
          Ministry of Law & Justice,
 Department of Legal Affairs,
Room No.406, 'A' Wing, 4th Floor, 
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.