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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/001331
Dated: 27 October 2011
Name of the Complainant : Smt. Seema Sharma
C2B/96A, Janak Puri,
New Delhi - 110 058.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Employees Provident Fund
Organisation, Regional Office,
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Plot 28,
Wazirpur Industrial Area, Delhi 110052.
The First Appellate Authority
Employees Provident Fund
Organisation, Regional Office,
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Plot 28,
Wazirpur Industrial Area, Delhi 110052.
ORDER
Background:
Smt. Seema Sharma of New Delhi filed an RTI application with the CPIO
of Employees Provident Fund Organisation, New Delhi on 14 September 2011.
The PIO replied to his RTIapplication vide his letter dated 23 September 2011.
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, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, New Delhi, who
is directed to dispose of the appeal of Smt. Seema Sharma 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. Smt. Seema Sharma, C2B/96A, Janak Puri, New Delhi – 110 058.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Regional
Office, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Plot 28, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Delhi 110052.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office,
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Plot 28, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Delhi 110052.