Central Information Commission
File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/000991 dated 09072008
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Dated: 21 May 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri Chayan Ghosh Choudhary
Head Cashier,
Punjab & Sind Bank,
Hazratganj, Lucknow.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Punjab & Sind Bank,
Zonal Office,
Lucknow.
The Appellant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, the following were present:
(i) Shri Lekhraj Chugh, Senior Manager,
(ii) Shri Avinash Pal, Manager,
(iii) Shri P.S. Soni, Manager,
(iv) Shri Monider Singh, CPIO
This case was heard on 14 May 2010.
2. In this case, the Appellant had, in his application dated 9 July 2008,
requested the CPIO for a number of information in respect of withdrawal of the
CTO allowance. In his reply dated 8 August 2008, the CPIO provided some
information against all his queries. Not satisfied with the reply of the CPIO, the
Appellant had preferred an appeal on 8 September 2008. The Appellate
Authority disposed of the appeal in his order dated 14 January 2009 in which he
offered some more information/clarification on the queries of the Appellant while
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also directing the CPIO to provide some more information. The CPIO, in
compliance of the directions of the Appellate Authority, forwarded some more
documents and records to the Appellant on 11 February 2009. Still not satisfied,
the Appellant has come before the CIC in second appeal.
3. We heard this case through videoconferencing. The Appellant was
present in the Lucknow studio of the NIC. The Respondents were present both
in the Lucknow studio and in our chamber. We heard their submissions. The
Appellant submitted that he was mainly interested in getting (a) the copies of
the correspondence between the sanctioning authority and the dispersing
authority in respect of his own case, (b) a copy of the rules or guideline or
circular based on which the CTO allowance was withdrawn after first paying for
more than two years, (c) about the number of vacancies of CTO/DEO/Encoder
filled up on regular basis after November 2002 and (d) a copy of the
circular/policy which had been followed for filling up these vacancies. We do not
see why such information could not be given to him. In addition to whatever
information has already been provided, we now direct the CPIO to provide to
the Appellant within 10 working days from the receipt of this order, the above
items of information as listed in his application at number 2,3 and 4.
4. With the above direction, the appeal is disposed off.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against
application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this
Commission.
CIC/SM/A/2009/000991
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
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