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Decision No. CIC/AD/C/2011/000667/SG/15039
Complaint No. CIC/AD/C/2011/000667/SG
Complainant : Mr. Vijay Singh
S/o Mr. Sultan Singh
House No.209/3
Gopal Nagar, Gurgaon-122001
Respondent : Central Public Information Officer
Under Secretary to GOI
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110108
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
Mr. Vijay Singh had filed a RTI application with the PIO, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, New Delhi on 23/12/2010 asking for certain information. However on not having
received the complete information within the mandated time, the Complainant filed a complaint
under Section 18 of the RTI Act with the Commission. On this basis, the Commission issued a
notice to the PIO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi on 11/07/2011 with a
direction to provide the information to the Complainant and further sought an explanation for not
furnishing the information within the mandated time.
The Commission received a letter dated 26/07/2011 from the Respondent wherein it has
been stated that information has been provided vide letter dated 18/04/2011 of the DGHS
(Hospital Cell), copy of which was enclosed.
Decision:
The Complaint is disposed off.
The Commission warns the PIO to ensure that information is provided to applicants
within the time limit specified under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
04 October 2011
(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(SP)