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Mr.Sahib Dayal Saini vs Department Of Personnel And … on 28 September, 2011

Central Information Commission
Mr.Sahib Dayal Saini vs Department Of Personnel And … on 28 September, 2011
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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.