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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2010/000149/6823
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2010/000149
Complaint Remanded To : First Appellate Authority
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan
18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet
Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110602.
Complainant : Mr. Deepak Sehgal
H. No. 17/16, Air Force Station,
Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. 110010.
Public Information Officer : Central Public Information Officer &
Asstt. Commissioner (Admin.)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan
18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet
Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110602.
Decision:
The complainant had filed an application with the PIO on 04/09/2009 asking for
certain information. He received a reply dated 30/09/2009 from the PIO, which he found
unsatisfactory. The complainant has therefore filed a complaint with the Commission under
Section 18 of the RTI Act, 2005. The complainant has not used the alternate and efficacious
remedy of First Appeal available under Section 19 (1) of the RTI Act. Consequently, the First
Appellate Authority has not had the chance to review the PIO’s decision as envisaged under
the RTI Act.
Therefore, the matter is remanded to the First Appellate Authority with a direction to
decide the matter in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act, after giving all concerned
parties an opportunity to be heard.
The Complaint is disposed off.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
15/02/2010
Encl: Copy of RTI Application dated 04/09/2009.
Copy of PIO’s reply dated 30/09/2009
(For any further correspondence in this matter, please quote the file no. mentioned above) (GJ)