dsUnzh; lwpuk vk;ksx Central Information Commission Dyc Hkou] utnhd Mkd[kkuk/ Club Building, Near Post Office iqjkuk ts-,u-;w- ifjlj / Old J.N.U. Campus ubZ fnYyh 110067 / New Delhi - 110067 (Ph: 0112616 0943) ***** No.CIC/SM/C/2010/000294 Dated: 30 June 2010 Name of the Complainant : Shri Ashutosh S/o. Shri Kishan Chand Sharma, 123, Vijay Nagar, Bhiwani. Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Civil Lines, Jalandhar. The First Appellate Authority Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Civil Lines, Jalandhar. ORDER
Background:
Shri Ashutosh of Bhiwani filed an RTI application with the CPIO of
Punjab National Bank, Jalandhar, on 15 October 2009. The PIO replied to his
RTIapplication vide his letter dated 14 November 2009. 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, Punjab National Bank, Jalandhar, who is directed to
dispose of the appeal of Shri Ashutosh within twenty working days from the
date of receipt of this decision, under intimation to Shri Vijay Bhalla, Assistant
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)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Ashutosh, S/o. Shri Kishan Chand Sharma, 123, Vijay Nagar, Bhiwani.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Civil Lines,
Jalandhar.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Punjab National Bank, Circle Office, Civil Lines, Jalandhar.