Mr.Lalit Maini vs Ministry Of Home Affairs on 30 September, 2011

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                                                          Case No. CIC/SS/C/2011/000540

Name of Complainant                   :       Mr. Lalit Maini

Name of Respondent                    :       Delhi Police, New Delhi District

                                          ORDER

The Commission has received a complaint dated Nil (received on 24.5.2011) from
Mr. Lalit Maini u/s 18 of the RTI Act, 2005, against the Delhi Police, New Delhi District for
deemed refusal to his RTI request dated 20.12.2010 and first appeal dated 27.1.2011.

2. In order to avoid multiple proceedings under sections 19 and 18 of the RTI Act,
viz., complaints and appeals, this case is remitted to CPIO, Addl. Deputy Commissioner
of Police, New Delhi District (along with copy of appeal and RTI-request), with the
following directions:

(i) In case no reply has been given by CPIO to the Complainant to his RTI-

request dated 20.12.2010 CPIO should furnish a reply to the Complainant
within two weeks of receipt of this order.

(ii) In case CPIO has already given a reply to the Complainant in the matter,
he should furnish a copy of his reply to the Complainant within one week
of receipt of this order.

(iii) CPIO should invariably indicate to the Complainant the name and address
of the 1st Appellate Authority, before whom the Complainant can file first-
appeal, if any.

3. In case the Complainant is not satisfied with the reply received from CPIO, he,
under section 19(1) of the RTI Act, may within the time prescribed, file his first-appeal
before the Appellate Authority (AA).

4. On receipt of the first appeal from the petitioner as per the above directions, AA
should dispose of the appeal within the period stipulated in the RTI Act.

5. In case the Complainant is not satisfied with the decision of First Appellate
Authority, he is at liberty to file a second appeal afresh before the Commission, under
section 19(3), along with appeal u/s 18, if any, within the prescribed time limit.

CIC/SS/C/2011/000540

The appeal/complaint is disposed of with above directions.

(Sushma Singh)
Information Commissioner
30.9.2011

Authenticated true copy:

(K.K. Sharma)
OSD & Dy. Registrar

Copy to:

1. Mr. Lalit Maini,
Hindu Mahasabha Bhawan,
Mandir Marg,
New Delhi – 110001.

2. The C.P.I.O.,
Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police,
New Delhi District,
Parliament Street,
New Delhi – 110001.

3. The First Appellate Authority,
Dy. Commissioner of Police,
New Delhi District,
Parliament Street,
New Delhi – 110001.