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Decision No. CIC/OK/C/2008/00040/SG/2859
Complaint No. CIC/OK/C/2008/00040/SG
Complainant : Mr. Umed Singh Bisht
Late Madho Singh Bal Vidhya Mandir
Indra Nagar, Bindukhanta Lalkuwa
Nainital, Uttartakhand
Respondent : Public information Officer
North Frontier Railways
Maligaon, Guwahati
Assam
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Umed Singh Bisht had filed a RTI application with the PIO, North Frontier
Railways 20/07/2007 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 02/03/2009 asking him to supply
the information by 27/03/2009 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 16/03/2009.
Decision:
The 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.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
April 22, 2009.
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