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Decision No. 3900/IC(A)/2008
F. No. CIC/MA/C/2009/00088
Dated, the 23rd April, 2009
Name of the Appellant : Shri Juber Alam
Name of the Public Authority : M/o Minority Affairs
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Facts
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1. The complaint was scheduled for hearing on 22/04/2009, but the
complainant did not avail of this opportunity. The complaint is therefore examined
on merit.
2. On perusal of the documents submitted by the complainant, it is observed
that the complainant has asked for information regarding the measures taken by
the respondent for improving the economic conditions of minorities. The CPIO
has replied with which the complainant is not satisfied, hence this complaint
before the Commission. It is also noted that the complainant has not submitted
his first appeal before the first Appellate Authority of the respondent.
Decision:
3. The CPIO has replied and furnished partial information. It is not clear as to
what part of the information has been refused to the complainant, who has not
If you don’t ask, you don’t get – Mahatma Gandhi
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specified the information as per section 2 (f) of the Act, which requires that the
requested information should be available in any material form. The complainant
is accordingly advised. In case the complainant is not satisfied with the response
of the CPIO, he should file his first appeal to the Appellate Authority of the
respondent to enable him to provide the information on the basis of available
records.
4. With these observations, the complaint is disposed of.
Sd/-
(Prof. M.M. Ansari)
Central Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(M.C. Sharma)
Assistant Registrar
Name and address of parties: 2
1. Shri Juber Alam, VPO: Rajopatty, Distt: Sitamarhi, Bihar.
2. Shri Virendra Singh, Dy. Secretary & CPIO, M/o Minority Affairs, 11th
Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-
110003.
All men by nature desire to know – Aristotle
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