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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/000549
Dated: 18 May 2011
Name of the Complainant : Shri S.P. Goyal
103A, Krishna Chambers,
59, New Marine Lines,
Mumbai - 400 020.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Indian Overseas Bank,
Central Office, P.B. No. 3765,
763, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
The First Appellate Authority
Indian Overseas Bank,
Central Office, P.B. No. 3765,
763, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
ORDER
Background:
Shri S.P. Goyal of Mumbai filed an RTI application with the CPIO of
Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai on 29 January 2011. The PIO replied to his
RTIapplication vide his letter dated 28 February 2011. Not satisfied with the
information supplied by the CPIO, the Applicant approached the Central
Information Commission in a complaint whereas he was required to approach
the first Appellate Authority in an appeal.
Decision:
2. On going through the complaint, it was observed that the Appellant did
not utilize the channel of first Appellate Authority. The Commission has decided
to treat this application as a first appeal and to remand this appeal to first
Appellate Authority, Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai, who is directed to dispose
of the appeal of Shri S.P. Goyal within twenty working days from the date of
receipt of this decision, under intimation to Shri Vijay Bhalla, Deputy Registrar,
Central Information Commission. If the Complainant is not satisfied with the
orders of the first Appellate Authority, he/she will be free to move a second
appeal before us as per Sec 19 (3) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
3. The Commission ordered accordingly.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Chief Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri S.P. Goyal, 103A, Krishna Chambers, 59, New Marine Lines, Mumbai – 400 020.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, P.B. No.
3765, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, P.B. No. 3765, 763,
Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.