In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/A/2011/002173
Date of Hearing : November 21, 2011
Date of Decision : November 21, 2011
Parties:
Applicant
Shri. Ranjit Singh
T41 K/2
Sarai Kalen Kha
Nizamuddin East
New Delhi 110 013
The Applicant was present during the hearing
Respondents
Department of Revenue
O/o Sub Divisional Magistrate
Defence Colony
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Saket
New Delhi 110 068
Represented by : None
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/A/2011/002173
ORDER
1. The Commission on perusal of the submissions on record noted that the information sought is similar
to the one already decided by this Bench in case No.CIC/AD/A/2011/001907 dt.24.10.11. The
decision pronounced in that case is reproduced below which holds good in the instant case too.
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During the hearing held on 24 October 2011 the Appellant insisted that he be provided under RTI
the ownership papers (Jamabandi) after erasing the comments of the Patwari made on the papers,
with a pencil. The Respondent submitted that this would mean creation of new information and
hence he is not in a position to erase the Patwari’s comments written on the ownership papers. He
however expressed his willingness to provide another copy of the Ownership papers after attesting
the same (Without the Patwari’s comments) under a covering letter clearly stating that the comments
written by the Patwari cannot be erased in the original documents and that the attested copy of the
ownership papers that have been provided may be treated as original hence forth. The
Commission accordingly recommends that the Public Authority consider providing the attested copy
of the ownership papers without the comments of Patwari to the Appellant, preferably within one
month of receipt of this order.
2. The appeal is disposed off accordingly.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri. Ranjit Singh
T41 K/2
Sarai Kalen Kha
Nizamuddin East
New Delhi 110 013
2. The Public Information Officer
Department of Revenue
O/o Sub Divisional Magistrate
Defence Colony
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Saket
New Delhi 110 068
3. The Appellate Authority
Department of Revenue
O/o Dy. Commissioner(South)
M.B.Road
Saket
New Delhi
4. Officer in charge, NIC
