Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No.CIC/WB/A/2009/000765SM
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Date of hearing : 3 January 2011
Date of decision : 3 January 2011
Name of the Appellant : Shri Prasad Y N
273, 2nd Floor,
House of Sh. Rishi Prakash,
Munirka, New Delhi.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, President's Secretariat,
Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 004.
The Appellant was not present in spite of notice.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri J.G. Subramanian, APIO/US was
present.
Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Satyananda Mishra
2. In spite of notice, the Appellant was not present. The Respondent was
present in our chamber and made his submissions.
3. The Appellant had requested the CPIO to inform him about the action
taken on his appeal dated 28 February 2009 addressed to the President of
India. The CPIO informed him that his petition had been forwarded to the
Ministry of Law and Justice for further necessary action and that he might
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contact that department. The Appellate Authority had also endorsed this
decision of the CPIO. During the hearing, the Respondent submitted that it was
the general practice in the President’s Secretariat to forward petitions received
from citizens to various Ministries and Departments for further necessary action
and that Secretariat, thereafter, did not follow up as a matter of practice.
Therefore, they did not have any further information in this regard to offer.
4. In view of the above, there is nothing more for the CPIO to offer by way
of information. If the Appellant is interested, he can approach the CPIO of the
relevant ministry/department and seek further information on the action taken
on his petition as forwarded by the President’s Secretariat.
5. The appeal is disposed off accordingly.
6. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Chief Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against
application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this
Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
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