In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2011/000187
Date of Hearing : June 30, 2011
Date of Decision : June 30, 2011
Parties: (Heard through videoconference)
Complainant
Shri Anil Kumar Agrawal
Weekly Market Road,
PO Kantabanji,
Distt. Bolangir,
Odissa 767039
The Complainant was present.
Respondents
East Coast Railway
Office of Divisional Railway Manager
Sambalpur Division
Sambalpur
Represented by: Shri N.N. Pattajoshi, PIO and Shri Gaurav Dwivedi, Chief Law Assistant
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2011/000187
ORDER
Background
1. The Applicant, through his RTIapplication dated 20.09.2010, filed with the PIO, East Coast Railway,
Sambalpur, sought certain information in respect of his appointment as member of the Divisional
Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC), and his subsequent disqualification from the
membership after a few months by the public authority. The PIO, on 21.10.2010, interalia, informed
the Applicant that the said committee, after an enquiry, was found to be unregistered, and was
consequently declared to be disqualified and that on account of this factor only the membership of
Shri Anil Kumar (the Appellant) was revoked. The Applicant, aggrieved with this reply, filed the
present petition before the Commission on 16.11.2010 alleging that the information furnished to him
is ‘incomplete’.
Decision
2. During the hearing, the Complainant stated the he wants to know from the Respondents as to why
they, while disqualifying him as member of the above mentioned committee, did not inform him that
the said committee is not registered as per rules.
3. The query raised by the Complainant herein cannot be answered under the RTIAct as it does not
identify any material information within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the RTIAct. This is a grievance
which the Complainant is having against the public authority and the same may be agitated before an
appropriate forum which is surely not the Commission.
4. Complaint lacks merit, rejected.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Anil Kumar Agrawal
Weekly Market Road,
PO Kantabanji,
Distt. Bolangir,
Odissa 767039
2. The Public Information Officer
East Coast Railway
Office of Divisional Railway Manager
Sambalpur Division
Sambalpur
3. Officer in charge, NIC
Note: In case, the Commission’s above directives have not been complied with by the Respondents, the
Complainant/Complainant may file a formal complaint with the Commission under Section 18(1) of the RTIAct,
giving (1) copy of RTIapplication, (2) copy of PIO’s reply, (3) copy of the decision of the first Appellate Authority, (4)
copy of the Commission’s decision, and (5) any other documents which he/she considers to be necessary for
deciding the complaint. In the prayer, the Complainant/Complainant may indicate, what information has not been
provided.