In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/001552
Date of Hearing : September 16, 2011
Date of Decision : September 16, 2011
Parties: (Heard through videoconference)
Appellant
Shri Anil Kumar Sinha
S/o Late Shri Dev Nandan Prasad
Bharat Raut Katra, Hajipur Nagar,
Vaishali
The Appellant was present and was assisted by his representative, Shri Ashutosh Kumar.
Respondents
East Central Railway
Office of Divisional Railway Manager
Sonepur Division
Sonepur
Represented by: Shri N.K. Gupta, PIO.
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/A/2011/001552
ORDER
Background
1. The Applicant filed his RTIapplication dated 23.05.2009 with the PIO, East Central Railway, Sonepur
seeking certain information about the movement and the late running of Train No. 325 on 11.05.2009.
The PIO, on 03.08.2009, returned the application fee (IPO) to the Applicant since it was not submitted
by him in proper manner. The Applicant thereafter filed his 1stappeal with the Appellate Authority
(AA) on 24.09.2010 against nonreceipt of information. In response to this appeal, the PIO wrote to
the Appellant that since they have not yet received the applicationfee from him, they cannot provide
him any information, which is, however, ready with them. The Appellant then filed the present appeal
before the Commission on 09.06.2011 requesting for disclosure of information free of cost since he
had already sent the application fee to the PIO vide his letter dated 27.07.2009.
Decision
2. During the hearing, the PIO stated that he has not received the application-fee
(dated 27.07.2009) from the Appellant in the instant case. The Appellant, however, still claimed that
he did send his applicationfee to the PIO on 27.07.2009.
3. I see no useful purpose being served by prolonging this matter further with the above arguments. I
therefore direct the PIO to supply the requested information to the Appellant free of cost within 2
weeks of receipt of this order.
4. Appeal is disposed of with the above direction.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Anil Kumar Sinha
S/o Late Shri Dev Nandan Prasad
Bharat Raut Katra, Hajipur Nagar,
Vaishali
2. The Appellate Authority
East Central Railway
Office of Divisional Railway Manager
Sonepur Division
Sonepur
3. Public Information Officer
East Central Railway
Office of Divisional Railway Manager
Sonepur Division
Sonepur
4. Officer in charge, NIC
Note: In case, the Commission’s above directives have not been complied with by the Respondents, the Appellant
may file a formal complaint with the Commission under Section 18(1) of the RTIAct, giving (1) copy of RTI
application, (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 Appellant may indicate, what information has not been provided.