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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001421/5224
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001421
COMPLAINT REMANDED TO : First Appellate Authority
University Engineer,
Building Department,
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh-202002
Complainant : Mr.Tanveer Ahmad (Advocate)
Gate No-1, Civil Court
Aligarh
Public Information Officer : Assistant Engineer-IV/CPIO
Building De[artment
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh-202002
Decision:
The complainant had filed an application with the PIO on 08/08/2009 asking for
certain information. He received a reply from the PIO, which he found unsatisfactory. The
complainant has therefore filed a complaint with the Commission under Section 18 of the RTI
Act, 2005. The complainant has not used the alternate and efficacious remedy of First Appeal
available under Section 19 (1) of the RTI Act. Consequently, the First Appellate Authority
has not had the chance to review the PIO’s decision as envisaged under the RTI Act.
Therefore, the matter is remanded to the First Appellate Authority with a direction to
decide the matter in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act, after giving all concerned
parties an opportunity to be heard.
The Complaint is disposed off.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
26/10/2009
Encl: Copy of RTI Application dated 08/08/2009.
Copy of CAPIO’s letter dated 11/08/2009.
Copy of PIO’s reply dated 28/08/2009.
(For any further correspondence in this matter, please quote the file no. mentioned above) (SP)