Central Information Commission
Complaint No.CIC/PB/C/2008/00909-SM dated 13.01.2008
Right to Information Act-2005-Under Section (18)
Dated: 6 July 2009
Name of the Complainant : Shri Prabhu Dayal Sharma,
78, Defence Colony, Air Force Gate,
Nainital Road, Izzat Nagar,
Bareilly (U.P)
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO & Manager, State Bank of Bikaner
& Jaipur, 44 Civil Lines, Bareilly (U.P)
The Complainant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, the following were present:-
(i) Shri S.K. Mohla, DGM & CPIO
(ii) Shri A.K. Gulati, Chief Manager
(iii) Shri Tarun Kumar, Branch Manager
(iv) Shri Kumar Rupak, Advocate
The brief facts of the case are as under.
2. The Appellant had requested the CPIO on 13 January 2008 for
information regarding a publication written by two officers of the Bank. The
CPIO wrote back on 30 January 2008 and informed him that the details
about the publication were not available with him. Not satisfied with this
reply, he filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority. The Appellate
Authority disposed off his appeal on 28 February 2008 and directed the CPIO
to provide the desired information, namely, the name of the publishers and
the price of the publication. Following this direction, the desired
information was sent to the Appellant on 29 February 2008. It is against this
order of the Appellate Authority that he has come to the CIC in second
appeal.
3. During the hearing, both the parties were present and made their
submissions. We are satisfied that the Appellate Authority had already
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provided him with the desired information even though the information
sought did not strictly merit consideration as it was about a publication
already available in the public domain. In any case, the desired information
has already been provided and there is nothing more to be given. In view of
this, the appeal is disposed off.
4. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied
against application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the
CPIO of this Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
Copy to:
1. Shri Prabhu Dayal Sharma, 78, Defence Colony, Air Force Gate, Nainital Road,
Izzat Nagar, Bareilly (U.P).
2. CPIO & Manager, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, 44 Civil Lines, Bareilly (U.P)
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