Central Information Commission
CIC/AD/C/2009/000540
Dated 16th September 2009
Name of the Applicant : MR. IMTIAZ AHMED ANSARI
Name of the Public Authority : M/O EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Background
1 The Applicant filed an RTI application dated 01.09.08 with the CPIO/Regional
Passport Office, Lucknow, requesting for reasons behind the non-issuance and
delay in processing of his passport even after he submitted all the required
documents. The PIO replied on 07.10.08 stating that the Applicant’s Personal
Particulars Form had been sent for police verification on 08.11.06 and the
procedure pf Police Verification was still pending as per information received from
the Police Authority on 02.02.07. For complete details, the Police Authority
had been once again approached by the Ministry on 13.11.07. However,
incomplete police verification report has been received once again on 11.02.08.
Not satisfied with the reply, the Applicant filed an appeal before the First
Appellate Authority, stating that no action has been taken on his passport by the
RPO even after he had provided his address in Balia once on 20.03.08 and the
second time on 20.06.08. Being aggrieved with the reply of the Appellate
Authority, the Applicant filed a complaint before the CIC on 20.10.08.
2. The Bench of Mrs. Annapurna Dixit, Information Commissioner, scheduled the
hearing on 16th September, 2009.
3. Mr. P. Raychaudhuri, Advocate represented the Public Authority.
4. The Applicant was not present during the hearing.
Decision
5. The Respondent submitted that the Passport has been sent by the Speed Post
No.520710 dated 17.08.09. Since the grievance of the Applicant has been
redressed. The appeal is accordingly disposed of.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(G. Subramanian)
Assistant Registrar
Cc:
1. Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Ansari,
A-1082/3, GTB Nagar,
Kareli, Allahabad
2. The CPIO
M/o External Affairs,
Passport office,
Nav Chetan Kendra,
10, Ashok Marg,
Lucknow
3. Officer in charge, NIC
4. Press E Group, CIC