In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/WB/A/2010/000600AD
Date of Hearing : January 13, 2011
Date of Decision : January 13, 2011
Parties:
Appellant
Faiz Usmani,
Islamia School,
Nagla Qila
Aligarh
The Appellant was present.
Respondents
Aligarh Muslim University
Office of the Asst. Finance officer,
Finance & Accounts Department
Aligarh 202 002
Represented by: Nafees A Farooqui, Appellate Authority, Mohd. Afzal Ali, SO (Admn), Aftab Ahmed
Chaghtki, SO (Admn), Shakeel Ahmed, DFO, Nasir Ahmed, SO(Controller office(now retired))
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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Decision Notice
The Commission noted that the Appellant was given a chance to put forth his grievance before the Public
Authority. However, the Appellant failed to avail of it. Hence the Commission holds that as such, no further
action remains to be taken in this regard. As regards furnishing of information, the Commission accepts the
Respondents' submission that they do not have records pertaining to the Appellant's RTIqueries, the same
being more than 30 years old..
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In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/WB/A/2010/000600AD
ORDER
Background
1. The Applicant filed his RTIapplication before the CPIO on 03.11.2009. This application contained
following queries:
(A) How much portion of salary was left unpaid to me during the period 197882 in SS Hall.
How much portion of salary was left unpaid to me during 198395 in the controller’s office.
(B) A copy of the paper containing remarks of the then ViceChancellor Mr. Syed Hashim Ali (late)
written by him on my request in his esteemed office probably in the year 1988 may kindly be
provided to me.”
2. The CPIO informed the Applicant that the information sought by him was about thirty years old and
no record corresponding to it was available in the office. He, however, requested the Applicant to
give some documents such as appointment order or attendance report for that period so that they
could examine his case. The Applicant thereafter, filed his 1 stappeal before the Appellate Authority
(AA) on 03.02.2010. The AA, through his decision dated 27.03.2010, endorsed the CPIO’s reply
and added that it was not open to the Appellant to take recourse of RTI to settle grievances.
Decision
3. During the hearing, the Respondents informed the Commission that the Appellant was a casual
worker in the office of the Public Authority and that no information about the salaries paid to him is
available since the salary was paid not from the salary head but from contingency. They further
stated that as per the Period of preservation of Records, Appendix IV, Sl No. 13 all Salary Vouchers
Register are to be retained for a period of 1 year only, and after that these were expected to be
destroyed. Hence any details of salary paid almost 30 years ago are not available on record.
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4. On the other hand, the Appellant argued that he had been writing several letters over the years to
the Public Authority to sort out his grievance. The AA, present during the hearing, pointed out that
he, through a letter dated 03.04.2008, had invited the Appellant to come to the office of Registrar
along with relevant papers to explain his case. However, the Appellant never turned up.
5. After examining the records and upon hearing both sides, the Commission noted that the Appellant
was given a chance to put forth his grievance before the Public Authority. However, the Appellant
failed to avail of it. Hence the Commission holds that as such, no further action remains to be taken
in this regard. As regards furnishing of information, the Commission accepts the Respondents’
submission that they do not have records pertaining to the Appellant’s RTIqueries, the same being
more than 30 years old..
6. The appeal is disposed of with the above observation.
(ANNAPURNA DIXIT)
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
AUTHENTICATED TRUE COPY
(G.SUBRAMANIAN)
DEPUTY REGISTRAR
Cc:
1. Faiz Usmani
Islamia School,
Nagla Qila
Aligarh
2. The Appellate Authority
Office of the Registrar,
Finance & Accounts Department
Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh 202 002
3. Central Public Information Officer,
Aligarh Muslim University
Office of the Asst. Finance officer,
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Finance & Accounts Department
Aligarh 202 002
4. Officer Incharge, NIC
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