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Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2011/000090/11523
Appeal No. CIC/SG/A/2011/000090
Relevant Facts
emerging from the Appeal:
Appellant : Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma
R/o 9561, Azad Market
Library Road
Delhi-110006
Respondent : Mr. R. V. Bansal
Public Information Officer & SE,
Municipal Corporation of Delhi,
Sadar Pahar Ganj Zone, Idgah Road,
Delhi
RTI application filed on : 01/08/2010
PIO replied : 06/10/2010
First appeal filed on : 10/10/2010
First Appellate Authority order : Not mentioned.
Second Appeal received on : 10/01/2011
S.No Information sought by the appellant Reply of the PIO
1. Provide information about property no. 9561, Azad Market Tokriwalan, Not related to this
Delhi whether the property has been duly sanctioned by MCD and department
incase it has been sanctioned then plan and other documents for getting
the building sanctioned.
2. Specify who is paying house tax of the above mentioned property and Laxmi Narayan as per
provide details of the tax from the date it was first paid till last date of records and details enclosed
payment along with copy of the receipts with the reply.
First Appeal:
Reply was not provided by the PIO.
Order of the FAA:
Not mentioned.
Ground of the Second Appeal:
Reply was unsatisfactory.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present:
Appellant : Absent;
Respondent : Mr. Ishrat Ullah Khan, AE(V) on behalf of Mr. R. V. Bansal, PIO & SE;
It appears that no information has been provided regarding query-1 so far.
Decision:
The Appeal is allowed.
The PIO is directed to provide the information on query-1 to the Appellant before
30 March 2011.
The issue before the Commission is of not supplying the complete, required information by the
PIO within 30 days as required by the law.
From the facts before the Commission it appears that the PIO is guilty of not furnishing information
within the time specified under sub-section (1) of Section 7 by not replying within 30 days, as per the
requirement of the RTI Act.
It appears that the PIO’s actions attract the penal provisions of Section 20 (1). A showcause notice is
being issued to him, and he is directed give his reasons to the Commission to show cause why penalty
should not be levied on him.
He will present himself before the Commission at the above address on 01 April 2011 at 03.00pm
alongwith his written submissions showing cause why penalty should not be imposed on him as
mandated under Section 20 (1). He will also submit proof of having given the information to the
appellant.
If there are other persons responsible for the delay in providing the information to the Appellant the
PIO is directed to inform such persons of the show cause hearing and direct them to appear before
the Commission with him.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Any information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
17 March 2011
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.) (AP)