Mr.Ranjan K vs Ministry Of Shipping,Road … on 11 October, 2011

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                                                           Case No. CIC/SS/A/2011/001156

Name of Appellant                      :       Mr. Ranjan K

Name of Respondent                     :       National Highways Authority of India

                                           ORDER

The Commission has received an appeal dated 9.4.2011 from Mr. Ranjan K u/s 18
of the RTI Act, 2005, against the National Highways Authority of India for deemed refusal
to his RTI request dated 2.12.2010 and first appeal dated 5.2.2011.

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, National Highways Authority
of India, New Delhi (along with copy of appeal and RTI-request), with the following
directions:

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

request dated 2.12.2010, CPIO should furnish a reply to the Appellant
within two weeks of receipt of this order.

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

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

3. In case the Appellant 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 Appellant 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/A/2011/001156

The appeal is disposed of with above directions.

Sd/-

(Sushma Singh)
Information Commissioner
11.10.2011

Authenticated true copy:

(K.K. Sharma)
OSD & Assistant Registrar

Copy to:

1. Mr. Ranjan K,
Raghvendra Niwas,
Mahavir Colony Near Maruti Mandir,
Shanti Nagar, Hubli
(Karnataka).

2. The C.P.I.O.,
Smt. Meeta Singh,
Geeneral Manager (Admn.)/HR)-II,
National Highways Authority of India,
G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka,
New Delhi – 110075.

3. The First Appellate Authority,
National Highways Authority of India,
G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka,
New Delhi – 110075.