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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2009/000710/4295
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/000710
Complainant : Mr. Ramesh Kumar
C/C-89, P.C. Colony,
P.O. Kankarbagh, District-Patna,
Bihar
Respondent : Public Information Officer
IGNOU
O/o the Assistant Registrar, Vigilance Cell,
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Ramesh Kumar had filed a RTI application with the Public Information Officer,
IGNOU, New Delhi on 23/04/2009 asking for certain information. Since no reply was received
within the mandated time of 30 days, he filed a complaint under Section 18 of the RTI Act to the
Commission.
The Commission issued a notice to the PIO on 24/06/2009 asking him to supply the
information by 19/07/2009 and sought an explanation for not furnishing the information within
the mandated time. The PIO has informed the Commission on 09/07/2009 that the information
has been sent to the Complainant. From a perusal of the papers submitted by the PIO it is
apparent that the information has been supplied to the Complainant.
Decision:
The Complaint is disposed off.
The Commission condones the delay and warns the PIO to ensure that information is
given to applicants within 30 days as mandated under Section 7 (1) of the RTI Act.
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, 2005.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
29 July 2009
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(RM)