Central Information Commission
File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/000697 dated 24092008
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Dated: 26 April 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri Krishna Singh
K S Medicos,
Water Works Road,
Mansa - 151 505.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Reserve Bank of India,
D/o Administrative Personal
Management, Centre Office, Shahid
Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai -
01.
The Appellant was present along with Shri Jagat Lal.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri Krishna Gopal was present.
2. In this case, the Appellant had, in his application dated 24th of
September 2008, requested the CPIO to inform him the basis of the RBI
circular dated 21 August 2008. In his reply dated 6 November 2008, the CPIO
observed that the query of the Appellant did not amount to information within
the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Not satisfied
the this reply of the CPIO, the Appellant had preferred an appeal which the
Appellate Authority rejected in her order dated 24 treble 2009 by endorsing the
decision of the CPIO. It is against this order that the Appellant has come to the
CIC/SM/A/2009/000697
CIC in second appeal.
3. We heard this case through videoconferencing. The Appellant was
present in the Mansa studio of the NIC. The Respondents were present in the
Mumbai studio. We heard their submissions. Although it is true that the
Appellant has framed his query not very satisfactorily, it is clear that he wants to
know the basis or the background of the said circular. This can obviously be
found in the file in which the authorities had decided to issue the circular either
as a fresh one or in modification of an existing circular. Therefore, we direct the
CPIO to provide to the Appellant within 10 working days from receipt of this
order, the photocopy of the relevant pages of the file in which it was decided to
issue the above circular.
4. With the above direction, the appeal is disposed off.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against
application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this
Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
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