In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/001983
Date of Hearing : November 2, 2011
Date of Decision : November 2, 2011
Parties: (Heard through videoconference)
Appellant
Mrs. Sneha R Talreja,
R/o Phulwadi, Plot No. 16
Dev Samaj Road
Netaji Chowk
Ulhasnagar 421 004
District Thane
Maharashtra
The Appellant was present.
Respondents
Central Railway
Mumbai
Represented by: Shri Kailash Narayan, PIO and Shri P.K. Pant, APIO.
Information Commissioner : Mrs. Annapurna Dixit
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In the Central Information Commission
at
New Delhi
File No: CIC/AD/A/2011/001983
ORDER
Background
1. The Applicant filed her RTIapplication dated 15.03.2011 with the PIO, Central Railway, Mumbai
seeking information against 12 items (A to L). This request for information included queries such as,
how many muster rolls are being maintained at Sr. DSTE, BB’s office; which specific muster roll was
referred/reported to in the complaint lodged on 15.07.2010; how many gazetted officers are
working/posted in Sr. DSTE, BB’s office; name of the officers present at the time of lodging complaint
dated 15.07.2010 against her; has any enquiry been made from her controlling officer before lodging
the said complaint; what is the outcome of the said complaint and so on. The PIO, on 11.04.2011,
furnished the information related to items A to C to the Applicant. As for items D to K, the PIO
requested the Applicant to inspect the relevant records during working hours and collect available
information. The remaining query (i.e item L) of the Applicant’s RTIapplication was, however,
referred to the Personnel department by the PIO. Since the Applicant was not satisfied with the PIO’s
reply, she made an appeal dated 09.05.2011 to the Appellate Authority (AA) calling the reply given by
the PIO incomplete and unsatisfactory. She also complained against the late response by the PIO.
The Appellant, however, did not receive any reply from the AA and, therefore, filed the present
petition before the Commission on 05.07.2011 reiterating the submissions she had made in her first
appeal to the AA.
Decision
2. During the hearing, the Respondents informed the Commission that they, besides furnishing the
available information to the Appellant on 26.04.2011, had also allowed her to inspect the records
corresponding to her RTIapplication. The Appellant, on her part, stated that the she had inspected
the files but the information she is looking for was however not present in the Respondents’ records.
3. Since the Respondents have provided to the Appellant the information available in their records, no
further information can be authorized for disclosure
4. This matter therefore is directed to be closed.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy
(G.Subramanian)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Mrs. Sneha R Talreja,
R/o Phulwadi, Plot No. 16
Dev Samaj Road
Netaji Chowk
Ulhasnagar 421 004
District Thane
Maharashtra
2. The Appellate Authority
Central Railway
Ground Floor, DRM office
Mumbai CST
Mumbai
3. Public Information Officer
Central Railway
Sr. DSTE Office
Mumbai CST
Mumbai
4. Officer in charge, NIC