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Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2011/001521/13644
Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2011/001521
Relevant Facts
emerging from the Appeal:
Appellant : Mr. Prem Singh Sehrawat
House no. 7, Bharat Nagar,
New Delhi
Respondent : Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta
APIO & Law Officer
Central Jail, Tihar
New Delhi
RTI application filed on : 19/04/2011
PIO replied : 04/05/2011
First appeal filed on : 20/05/2011
First Appellate Authority order : 27/05/2011
Complaint received on : 07/06/2011
Sl. Information sought by the appellant Reply of PIO
1. The information is regarding vegetables that can be brought during visit by All dry
outsiders to Prisoners. This are:- vegetables are
What all vegetables can be brought along with chapatti? allowed .
2. Whether the Matar- Mushroom is vegetarian or non- vegetarian ? Same as above.
3. If Matar Mushroom is vegetarian then why TSP don't allow it to take Same as above.
inside?
Ground of the First Appeal:
Not having received satisfactory information from PIO. Since question 2 and 3 are not answered. The
information provided by the PIO is incomplete and hence appeal is filed.
Order of the FAA:
The information sought by appellant in regard to point No. 2 and 3 cannot be provided since it does
not comes under information by virtue of section 2(f) of RTI Act 2005.
Ground of the Second Appeal:
The correct, complete and satisfactory information is not received by the office of appellant and hence
second appeal is filed.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present
Appellant: Mr. Prem Singh Sehrawat;
Respondent: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta, APIO & Law Officer;
The Appellant has been provided information available as per records. The Appellant states
that he taken Matar & Mushroom dry vegetable when he had gone to meet a prisoner. He states that
the TSP Guard who was present did not allow the Mushrooms to be taken and these were thrown into
the dustbin. The Commission hopes that the prison authorities will instruct the TSP Guards properly.
Decision:
The appeal is disposed.
The information available on the records has been provided.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Any information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
25 July 2011
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