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Ms. Geetanjali Pathak vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi on 5 December, 2008

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Ms. Geetanjali Pathak vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi on 5 December, 2008
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                                            Decision No. CIC /OK/A/2008/01355/SG/0429
                                                      Appeal No. CIC/ OK/A/2008/01355/

Relevant Facts

emerging from the Appeal

Appellant : Ms. Geetanjali Pathak,
50, Jagdamba Apartment,
Sector-13, Rohini,
Delhi-110085.

Respondent 1                          :       Smt. Abha Joshi,
                                              Asst Director of Education & PIO
                                              Govt. of NCT of Delhi,
                                              Director of Education,
                                              Room No.212 "A",
                                              Old Secretariat, Delhi-110054.

RTI filed on                          :       20/03/2008
CPIO replied                          :       11/04/2008
First appeal filed on                 :       21/04/2008
First Appellate Authority order       :       31/05/2008
Second Appeal filed on                :       03/09/2008

Information sought by appellant                  PIO's reply
Please furnish the status of my appeal           With reference to your letter dated 5
submitted to worthy DE on 5th February and       February 2008 received on 11/02/2008 in this
provide a copy of it again, on the request of    branch. In this connection it is stated that you
the office of DE, on the telephone on 19 Feb     may file an appeal in CIC regarding the
2008(Ref. no. 9381/RTI dtd. 20/2/08).            matter as per RTI 2005.

Not satisfied with the PIO’s reply the appellant filed a First appeal.
The First Appellate Authority Ordered:

“The appeal was heard on 23.05.2008 at 4.00PM. The applicant did not turn up till 5.15 P.M.
The same appeal was to be heard on 23.05.2008 but on the request of the applicant the date of
hearing was changed to 30.05.2008 at 4.15P.M. The ADE(Act)/PIO has provided the
required information to the applicant vide letter no. DC/15/ACT/ID-1231/2008/2986 date
11.4.2008. The applicant remain absent on two different dates of hearing therefore, it was not
ascertained on what grounds the applicant is not satisfied with the information provided to
her. Since the applicant remained absent for two different dates therefore, it seems that she is
not interested in the hearing of her appeal.” Hence appeal is disposed off.

The First appellate authority upheld the PIO’s reply. Hence the second appeal has been filed.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present
Appellant: Absent
Respondent: Mrs. Abha Joshi Asst. Director, PIO
The appellant has got all the information and is satisfied with it as per a letter shown by the
respondent.

Decision:

The appeal is disposed.

This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties

Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
5 December, 2008.

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