Central Information Commission
CIC/AD/A/2010/000785
Dated July 22, 2010
Name of the Applicant : Shri Uday Raj
Name of the Public Authority : Northern Railway, New Delhi
Background
1. The RTI application was filed by the Applicant on 24.2.09 with the PIO, Northern Railway, New Delhi
seeking information regarding his total PF amount as also for the specific periods ie. from 1.5.1985 to
16.12. 1996 and from 16.12.1996 to February, 2019. The PIO replied on 4.12.09 requesting the
Applicant to inform the number of places he had worked in since 1996 till date so that the information
could be provided. Being aggrieved with this reply, the Applicant filed his first appeal on 30.10.09
stating that he had not received any reply. The AA replied on 14.12.09 stating that the matter has
been examined and that information has already been provided to him on 4.12.09 by the PIO . The
appellant filed his second appeal before the Commission on 20.3.10 seeking the information once
again.
2. The Bench of Mrs. Annapurna Dixit, Information Commissioner, scheduled the hearing for July 22,
2010.
3. Shri Mohar Singh, PIO, Shri S.P. Mahi, AA and Shri Raj Kishore, Nodal Officer represented the
Public Authority.
4. The Applicant was not present during the hearing.
Decision
5. The Respondent submitted that although the specific details about the places he had been posted to
had not been provided by the Appellant as requested vide their letter dated 4.12.09, however, with
the help of some information available in the Appellant’s Service Record the required information
was compiled with some effort and the Provident Fund Pass Book had been issued and updated till
March 2010. He produced the passbook before the Commission. The Commission directed the PIO
to send the same to the Appellant immediately by speed post so that the same reaches the Appellant
before the end of July, 2010.
6. Since the grievance of the Appellant has been redressed, the case is closed at the Commission’s
end.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Uday Raj
S/o Shri Kandhai
T333/4, Railway Colony
Shakur Basti
Delhi110034
2. The PIO
Northern Railway
Divisional Railway Manager’s office
State Entry Road
New Delhi
3. The Appellate Authority
Northern Railway
Divisional Railway Manager’s office
State Entry Road
New Delhi
4. Officer Incharge, NIC
5. Press E Group, CIC