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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2011/001174/14976
Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2011/001174
COMPLAINT REMANDED TO : First Appellate Authority
Ministry of Tourism
Room No. 2, C-1 Hutments
Dalhousie Road
New Delhi-110001
Complainant : Ms. Asha
Type II Quarter No. 4
GPRA Colony Sector 15
Kar Kunj Chauraha
Sikandara Agra
Public Information Officer : Public Information Officer
O/o Regional Director (North)
Ministry of Tourism
India Tourism Office
88 Janpath, Connaught Place
New Delhi-110001
Facts
arising from the Complaint:
The Complainant had filed a RTI application with the PIO on 18/05/2011 asking for
certain information. She received a reply from the PIO, which she found unsatisfactory.
The Complainant therefore filed a Complaint with the Commission (20/06/2011) under
Section 18 of the RTI Act.
It must be noted that there is an alternate and efficacious remedy of First Appeal
available under section 19(1) of the RTI Act. It appears that the Complainant has failed to
avail the same in the instant case. Consequently, the First Appellate Authority (FAA) has
not had the chance to review the PIO’s decision as envisaged under the RTI Act.
Decision
In view of the aforesaid, the instant mater is remanded to the FAA.
The Commission hereby directs the FAA to treat the copy of the Complaint (enclosed
herewith) as the First Appeal and decide the matter in accordance with the provisions of
the RTI Act after giving all concerned parties an opportunity to be heard.
The FAA is directed to peruse all the relevant documents during the hearing and examine
whether the information provided by the PIO is complete, relevant and correct. Where the
FAA is satisfied that the information provided by the PIO is as per the records, the First
Appeal shall be disposed of. In the event, there are any deficiencies in the information
provided by the PIO, the FAA shall direct the PIO to provide the complete information in
reply to the RTI application to the Complainant.
The Complaint is disposed of.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
30 September 2011
Enclosed: Copy of Complaint dated 20-06-2011.
Copy of PIO's reply dated 09-06-2011; and
Copy of RTI application dated 18-05-2011.
(For any further correspondence in this matter, please quote the file no. mentioned above) (IN)