Central Information Commission
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No.CIC/OK/C/2008/00505/AD
Dated: 11 December 2008
Name of the Complainant : Shri Pratap Singh Tomar ,
Kalam Ki Kranti,
H.No.-7-C-19,
Mahavir Nagar 3rd
Kota, Rajasthan.
Name of the Public Authority : DAVP, M/o Information & Broadcasting
Background:
1. The RTI-request was filed on 14 November 2007. The Complainant
requested for information on why ‘Kalam Ki Kranti’ newspaper was not
empanelled even after submission of all necessary documents.
2. Not getting any information from the PIO within the stipulated period,
the Applicant filed an appeal with the first Appellate Authority on 17 December
2007 wanting to know what action the Department had taken on a letter
written by an MP to the Minister of I&B regarding this. The CPIO replied on 24
December 2007. Still not satisfied with the response, the Applicant preferred
his Second Appeal before the Central Information Commission on 15 February
2008 which was registered as a complaint in the Commission on 22 May 2008.
3. The Bench of Smt. Annapurna Dixit, Information Commissioner,
scheduled the hearing for 11 December 2008.
4. Ms. Mattu J.P. Singh, Director & CPIO and Shri Gopal Jirai, AME,
represented the Respondents.
5. The Complainant, Shri Pratap Singh Tomar, was not present in the
hearing.
Decision:
6. The Respondents stated they had replied to both the RTI-application and
the First Appeal on 24 December 2007. The Respondents also stated that they
had also written to the Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding his case.
7. The Commission noted that the refusal for empanelment of newspapers
for the year 2007 as requested by the Complainant was based on the rules and
regulations for empanelment and that these are available on the Ministry’s
website which are on the website and clearly give instructions about the
formalities that are required to be fulfilled for empanelment of newspapers.
Since the Complainant did no fulfill these formalities, his request was rejected.
8. The Commission holds that as there is no information to be provided, the
appeal is rejected.
(Annapurna Dixit)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(K.G. Nair)
Designated Officer
CC:
1. Shri Pratap Singh Tomar ,
Kalam Ki Kranti,
H.No.-7-C-19,
Mahavir Nagar 3rd ,
Kota, Rajasthan
2. The Public Information Officer,
Directorate of Audio & Visual Publicity,
M/o Information and Broadcasting,
Soochana Bhawan,
New Delhi
3. Officer Incharge, NIC
4. Press E Group, CIC