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Decision No. CIC /OK/C/2008/00663/SG/2103
Appeal No. CIC/OK/C/2008/00663/SG
Relevant Facts
emerging from the Appeal
Appellant : Mr. Pradeep Verma,
110-B, Tagor Town,
(Adjacent to Colonelganj Inter College),
Allahabad, U.P.
Respondent 1 : CPIO,
University of Allahabad,
Allahabad, U.P.
RTI application filed on : 02/08/2007
PIO replied : 23/10/2007
First appeal filed on : not mentioned.
First Appellate Authority order : not mentioned.
Second Appeal filed on : 14/06/2008
The Appellant had asked in RTI Application for the post of Lecturer in the
Department of Electronics & Communication, about qualification of Sh. Ashok Kumar
Gupta, Ex. Head of Department, etc.
S.No. Information Sought. The PIO replied.
1. According to First Statute of Allahabad According to First Statute of Allahabad
University qualification for the post of University, qualification for the post of
Lecturer in the Department of Electronics Lecturer in the Department of Electronics
and communication and Communication is enclosed as
Annexure -I , in the RTI application file.
2. Educational qualification of Shri. Ashok As per records, Educational qualification
Kumar Gupta, Ex-Head of the of Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, Ex-Head of
Department of Electronics & the Department of Electronics &
Communication. Communication is High School 1st Div.
B.Sc. 1st Div. & M.Sc. 1st Div. in Physics.
3. Whether Shri. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Ex- No any other Degree or Diploma
Head of the Department of Electronics & certificate in Technology or in Electronic
Communication. have any degree or discipline in personal records of Prof.
diploma in Technology or in Electronics A.K.Gupta.
discipline?
4. Whether Shri. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Ex- Kindly refer the reply to the 1st Query.
Head of the Department of Electronics & Prof. A.K.Gupta was given the
Communication. fulfils the minimum responsibility of Head, Electronics &
required qualification for the post of Communication in the year 1992.
Lecturer in the Department of Electronics
& Communication.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present
Appellant: Absent
Respondent: Mr.R.L.Vishwakarma PIO admin.
The appellant had come in second appeal since the PIO had not given a categorical answer in
terms of ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to his query number 4. The PIO has shown that he has given a
categorical reply ‘No’ to the appellant’s query on 1 July 2008.
Decision:
The Complaint is disposed.
The information has already been supplied to the appellant.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
February 27, 2009
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