In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2010/000535
Date of Hearing : January 10, 2011
Date of Decision : January 10, 2011
Parties:
Applicant
Shri Jagdish Chand Nanda
A47/G, Vijeta Vihar
Plot No.19/2
Sector 13
Rohini
Delhi 110 085
The Applicant was present along with Mrs.Usha Nanda during the hearing
Respondents
1. The Public Information Officer
Ministry of Railway
Railway Board
Rail Bhawan
New Delhi
2. The Public Information Officer
Central Railway
Divisional Railway Manager's Office
Commercial Branch, CST
Mumbai
3. The Public Information Officer
Central Railway
General Manager's Office
Public Information Cell (HQ), CST
Mumbai
Represented by : Shri Vinit Kumar, PIO(HQ) & DGM/CR & Shri Rajesh Kumar, CPGI
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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Decision Notice
The undersigned after hearing the submissions by both sides directs the Appellant to provide a photocopy of
the passbook and of other relevant documents to the PIO and with the powers vested in her under Section
18(2) of the RTI Act, directs the PIO to conduct an enquiry into the matter of wrong entries in the passbook
and to provide the enquiry report to the Appellant by end February, 2011. If indeed an error has been made
in the entries, it is recommended that the error be rectified at the earliest.
In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/C/2010/000535
ORDER
Background
1. The Applicant filed an RTI application dt.16.11.09 with the PIO, Ministry of Railways. He stated that
with regard to his TA Bills, pay orders were issued and sent to his Bank under account No.9011. He
provided the details of 5 payments and wanted to know their present status, complete payment
particulars and certified copy of payment records related to aforesaid pay orders. Shri Atul Rane,
PIO, Central Railway replied on 23.2.10 furnishing point wise information. Not satisfied with the reply,
the Applicant filed a complaint dt.8.3.10 before CIC.
Decision
2. During the hearing, the Appellant complained that the payments were not entered in the passbook
and that the some payments which were due to him had been first credited to his account but
debited the very next day without any explanation. The Respondents who had contended that as far
as the Public Authority was concerned , the payments had been made by the office, however, on
inspection of entries made in the passbook of the Appellant in the presence of the undersigned
agreed that while some entries had been made others were not.
3. The undersigned after hearing the submissions by both sides directs the Appellant to provide a
photocopy of the passbook and of other relevant documents to the PIO and with the powers vested
in her under Section 18(2) of the RTI Act, directs the PIO to conduct an enquiry into the matter of
wrong entries in the passbook and to provide the enquiry report to the Appellant by end February,
2011. If indeed an error has been made in the entries, it is recommended that the error be rectified
at the earliest.
4. The appeal is disposed of with the above directions.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Jagdish Chand Nanda
A47/G, Vijeta Vihar
Plot No.19/2
Sector 13
Rohini
Delhi 110 085
1. The Public Information Officer
Ministry of Railway
Railway Board
Rail Bhawan
New Delhi
2. The Public Information Officer
Central Railway
Divisional Railway Manager’s Office
Commercial Branch, CST
Mumbai
3. The Public Information Officer
Central Railway
General Manager’s Office
Public Information Cell (HQ), CST
Mumbai
4. Officer Incharge, NIC