Central Information Commission Judgements

Mr. S. P. Singh Chauhan vs Ministry Of Hrd on 2 February, 2009

Central Information Commission
Mr. S. P. Singh Chauhan vs Ministry Of Hrd on 2 February, 2009
                 CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
                            Room No. 415, 4th Floor, Block IV,
                          Old JNU Campus, New Delhi -110 066.
                                 Tel.: + 91 11 26161796

                                                    Decision No. CIC /SG/A/2008/00286/1435
                                                           Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2008/00286
Relevant Facts

emerging from the Appeal

Appellant : Mr. S. P. Singh Chauhan,
9, New Colony, Chaugurgi,
Etawah – 206 001 (U.P.).

Respondent 1                          :        Ms.. Rama Sharma,
                                               PRO & PIO
                                               Ministry of HRD,

Central Board of Secondary Education,
“Shiksha Kendra”, 2, Community Centre,
Preet Vihar,
Delhi – 110301.


RTI application filed on              :        25/08/2008
PIO replied                           :        03/10/2008
First appeal filed on                 :        19/10/2008
First Appellate Authority order       :        Not mentioned.
Second Appeal filed on                :        25/11/2008

The Appellant had filed an application seeking information regarding Air Force School, Bamrauli,
Allahabad – 211012 was affiliated by CBSE vide affiliation no. CBSE/Affiliation/103/16934-17636
dated 09-05-79 as Middle School.

The information require with the PIO’s reply as under:
S.No. Information Sought PIO’s Reply

1. Supply certified copy of application Air Force School, Bamrauh, Allahabad was granted
form with all enclosure submitted by Provisional Affiliation up to stage w.e.f 01-04-85.
the said school for affiliation with The application form and supporting documents are
CBSE. not readily available being old information hence
copies of the same cannot be provided.

First Appellate Authority Ordered:

Not mentioned.

Relevant facts emerging during the hearing:
The following were present:

Appellant: Mr. S. P. Singh Chauhan,
Respondent: Ms. Rama Sharma PIO
The PIO has located the affiliation file pertaining to 1985 and will provide the copy of the
application of 1985. The appellant states that he wants the application relating to 1979. The
PIO is directed to locate it and provide a copy of the same. If the Public authority does not
have the application of 1979 she will state this.

Decision:

The appeal is allowed.

The PIO will provide the information mentioned above before 15 February 2009.

This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.

Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
2nd February 2009

(For any further correspondence, please mention the decision number for a quick disposal)