Central Information Commission Judgements

Mr.Amarnath Singh vs Employees Provident Fund … on 20 July, 2011

Central Information Commission
Mr.Amarnath Singh vs Employees Provident Fund … on 20 July, 2011
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                                                         Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2011/000859/13562
                                                                 Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2011/000859

Relevant facts emerging from the Appeal:

Appellant                            :      Mr. Amarnath Singh,
                                            D.M.S.R.D.I,
                                            Post Office- D.M.S.R.D.I,
                                            Kanpur-208013

Respondent                           :     Mr. M. K. Chaudhary
                                     PIO & Regional Labour Commisioner
                                           Regional Department, Minority of Labour
                                           O/o the Dy. Labour Commisioner,
                                           Shram Bhawan, ITI Complex,
                                           Udyog Nagar, Kanpur, UP

RTI application filed on             :      21/10/2010
PIO replied on                       :      10/12/2010
First Appeal filed on                :      07/01/2011
First Appellate Authority order of   :      14/02/2011
Second Appeal received on            :      31/03/2011

Q.No                        Query                                     PIO`s Response
  1.    Certified copies of the constitution of the   The information has already been provided
        Selection Committee
   2.   The marks obtained in the interview and the   The selections were made by the Selection
        trade test, on the basis of which the         Committee
        selection was made, since it has not been
        mentioned in either column.
   3.   Details of the selected candidate             Details of selected candidate provided.

   4.   Caste of the selected candidate             Candidate was of reserve category.
                                                    Caste certificate enclosed.
   5.   Who appointed Mr. Ashish Anand?             He was apppointed by Mr. Y. N. Chaubey,
                                                    Regional Labour Commissioner, Kanpur
   6.   Was Mr. Ashish Anand made to undergo the Yes.
        medical test?
   7.   Were all the necessary documents except for All the necessary documents required for the
        driving license shown by Mr. Ashish appointment were submitted by Ashish Anand at
        Anand?                                      the time of selection.

Grounds for the First Appeal:
Information received was incomplete.

Order of the First Appellate Authority (FAA):
The FAA directed the RLC(C)/CPIO Kanpur to provide, within 10 days, certified copies regarding the
constitution of the Selection Committee, along with the marks obtained in the interview and the trade
test, on the basis of which the selection was made.

Ground of the Second Appeal:
 The answers given by the PIO were incomplete. The FAA only ordered the PIO to provide information
as per queries 1 and 2, and not the others.

Relevant Facts

emerging during Hearing:

The following were present
Appellant: Absent;

Respondent: Mr. M. K. Chaudhary, PIO & Regional Labour Commisioner on video conference from
NIC-Kanpur Studio;

The PIO states that he has provided the information as per the order of the FAA. It appears that all the
information available on the records has been provided to the appellant.

Decision:

The Appeal is disposed.

The information available on the records appears to have been provided.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Any information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.

Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
20 July 2011
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