Central Information Commission Judgements

Mr.Shakti Singh vs Northern Railway on 3 March, 2011

Central Information Commission
Mr.Shakti Singh vs Northern Railway on 3 March, 2011
                        In the Central Information Commission 
                                                    at
                                             New Delhi

                                                                        File No: CIC/AD/C/2010/001378

Date of Decision :  March 3, 2011




Parties:



           Complainant



           Shri Shakti Singh
           S/o Shri Murari Singh
           Village­Post Office, Ratakalan,
           Distt. Mahendragarh
           HARYANA


           Respondent

           North Western Railway
           Bikaner Division
           Ratnagarh



                         Information Commissioner        :   Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
___________________________________________________________________


                                             Decision Notice




As given in the decision 
                             In the Central Information Commission 
                                                               at
                                                        New Delhi

                                                                                         File No: CIC/AD/C/2010/001378


                                                            ORDER

Background

1. This Complaint­petition is related to the Applicant’s RTI­application dated 30.03.2010, filed with the 

Public   Information   Officer(PIO),   Baroda   House,   New   Delhi   through   which   he   solicited   certain 

information–pertaining  to   the  years  83,  89,   and  87­91–about service  related  matter of casual 

worker in the public authority. The PIO, on 10.08.2010, provided to the Applicant the information 

which he could locate in the records. The Applicant, thereafter, filed his 1 st­appeal with the AA on 

09.01.2010   which,   according   to   the  Applicant,  has  not  been  decided  by  the  AA.  The  Applicant, 

thereafter, filed the present appeal  in the Commission on 22.09.2010 requesting that the information 

be furnished to him.

Decision

2. After examining the records, it is seen that although the information requested by the Complainant 

was very old, the Respondents had made every attempt to provide to him the information which they could 

locate in their records. Considering that information is more than 27 years old and is not available with the 

Respondents, it would not be possible for the Commission to authorize  disclosure of  the information.

3. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed.

 (Annapurna Dixit)

Information Commissioner

Authenticated true copy 
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar

Cc:

1. Shri Shakti Singh
S/o Shri Murari Singh
Village­Post Office, Ratakalan,
Distt. Mahendragarh
HARYANA

2. The PIO 
North Western Railway
Bikaner Division
Ratnagarh

 3. Officer In­charge, NIC