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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/000963
Dated: 28 September 2011
Name of the Complainant : Shri Sahib Dayal Saini
Western Base Workshop (GREF),
Pathankot - 145 001.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Department of Personnel & Training,
North Block, New Delhi.
The First Appellate Authority
Department of Personnel & Training,
North Block, New Delhi.
ORDER
Background:
Shri Sahib Dayal Saini of Pathankot filed an RTI application with the
CPIO of Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi on 3 January 2011.
The PIO replied to his RTIapplication vide his letter dated 18 January 2011.
Not satisfied with the information supplied by the CPIO, the Applicant
approached the Central Information Commission in a complaint whereas he
was required to approach the first Appellate Authority in an appeal.
Decision:
2. On going through the complaint, it was observed that the Appellant did
not utilize the channel of first Appellate Authority. The Commission has decided
to treat this application as a first appeal and to remand this appeal to first
Appellate Authority, Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi, who is
directed to dispose of the appeal of Shri Sahib Dayal Saini within twenty
working days from the date of receipt of this decision, under intimation to Shri
Vijay Bhalla, Deputy Registrar, Central Information Commission. If the
Complainant is not satisfied with the orders of the first Appellate Authority,
he/she will be free to move a second appeal before us as per Sec 19 (3) of the
Right to Information (RTI) Act.
3. The Commission ordered accordingly.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Chief Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Sahib Dayal Saini, Western Base Workshop (GREF), Pathankot – 145 001.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block,
New Delhi.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New
Delhi.