Central Information Commission Judgements

Shri Darshan Singh Chawla vs South Eastern Coalfields Limited on 21 July, 2009

Central Information Commission
Shri Darshan Singh Chawla vs South Eastern Coalfields Limited on 21 July, 2009
                  CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
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F.No.CIC/AT/A/2009/000497
Dated, the 21st July, 2009.

Appellant : Shri Darshan Singh Chawla

Respondents : South Eastern Coalfields Limited

This matter came up for hearing through videoconferencing on
14.07.2009. Appellant was present at NIC Studio, Korba. Respondents
⎯ represented by the AA and the CPIO ⎯ were present at NIC Studio,
Bilaspur. Commission conducted the hearing from its New Delhi office.

2. Appellant’s RTI-application dated 14.02.2009 was replied to by
the CPIO on 23.03.2009 and by the Appellate Authority on 04.04.2009.

3. This second-appeal is about query no.2 in appellant’s
RTI-application, a copy of which is enclosed to this order.

4. In his second-appeal, appellant has stated that through this item
of query what he had requested was the minutes of the meeting of the
Joint Consultative Committee of Kusmunda Region of SECL for providing
financial contribution for relief of flood affected people of Bihar.
He stated during the hearing that what he has been provided by CPIO
was the information regarding the whole of SECL.

5. When it was posed to the CPIO whether the above-mentioned
information specifically for Kusmunda Region can be provided to the
appellant, he stated that he would check back from the holder of
information and if information is available, it shall be provided to the
appellant.

6. Accordingly, it is directed that CPIO shall provide to the appellant
the above information, if it is available, and if it is not available in the
form requested by the appellant, a suitable reply may be provided to
him. This may be completed within two weeks of the receipt of this
order.

7. Appeal disposed of with these directions.

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8. Copy of this direction be sent to the parties.

( A.N. TIWARI )
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

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