Central Information Commission
File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/002021
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Dated: 15 September 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri S. Vinaya Kumar
H.No. 305, Near Ananda Marga School,
Bathubasthi, Port Blair,
A & N Island - 744 105.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Andaman & Nicobar Administration,
Directorate of Tribal Welfare,
Port Blair.
The Appellant was not present in spite of notice.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri M.R. Trivedi was present.
2. We heard this case through videoconferencing. In spite of notice, the Appellant
was not present. The Respondents were present in the Port Blair studio of the NIC. We
heard their submissions.
3. The Appellant had sought a number of information regarding various caste
categories existing in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Although the CPIO had
provided the information as desired against almost all his queries, the Appellant has
submitted that the information is not complete or adequate. After carefully considering
the submissions made during the hearing and the contents of the second appeal, we
think that the Appellant should be shown the relevant records based on which the
CPIO had provided various information to him. Therefore, we direct the CPIO to invite
the Appellant to his office on any mutually convenient date within 15 working days from
the receipt of this order and to show him all the relevant files, records, government
circulars/notifications based on which he had responded to the Appellant’s queries.
After inspection, if the Appellant would choose to get the photocopies of some of the
records, the CPIO shall provide the same to him free of cost.
4. The case is, thus, disposed off.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
CIC/SM/A/2009/002021
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against
application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this
Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
CIC/SM/A/2009/002021