Central Information Commission Judgements

Mr. Trinath Jha vs Staff Selection Commission on 26 July, 2011

Central Information Commission
Mr. Trinath Jha vs Staff Selection Commission on 26 July, 2011
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                                                                         No.CIC/SM/C/2011/000077


                                                                                                   
                                                                              Dated: 26 July 2011



Name of the Complainant                      :      Shri Trinath Jha
                                                    S/o. Shri Vishwanath Jha,
                                                    Sanskrit College, Kazipur,
                                                    PO Bankipur, Road No. 4, Patna­4.


Name of the Public Authority                 :      The Central Public Information Officer
                                                    Staff Selection Commission,
                                                    Block No. 12, Lodhi Road,
                                                    New Delhi.


                                                    The First Appellate Authority
                                                    Staff Selection Commission,
                                                    First Floor, E Wing, Kendriya Sadan, 
                                                    Kormangala, Bangalore - 560 034.

                                                 ORDER

Background:

Shri Trinath Jha of Patna filed an RTI application with the CPIO of Staff 

Selection   Commission   on   3   August   2010.     The   PIO   replied   to   his   RTI­

application   vide   his   letter   dated   18   October   2010.       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, Staff Selection Commission, Bangalore, who is directed to 

dispose of the appeal of Shri Trinath Jha 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 Trinath Jha, S/o. Shri Vishwanath Jha, Sanskrit College, Kazipur, PO Bankipur, Road 
No. 4, Patna­4.

2.   The Central Public Information Officer, Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, Lodhi 
Road, New Delhi.

3.   The First Appellate Authority, Staff Selection Commission, First Floor, E Wing, Kendriya 
Sadan, Kormangala, Bangalore – 560 034.