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No.CIC/SM/C/2010/000565
Dated: 30 July 2010
Name of the Complainant : Shri Prem Kumar Chhabra
Hotel Samrat, 40,
Lokmanganj, Charbagh,
Lucknow.
Name of the Public Authority : The Branch Manager & CPIO,
Union Bank of India,
S.T.B. Branch, G.B. Marg,
Lucknow.
ORDER
The Commission has received a petition from Shri Prem Kumar Chhabra
of Lucknow, stating that his RTIapplication of 10 March 2010 filed with the
Central Public Information Officer, Union Bank of India, S.T.B. Branch,
Lucknow, has not been responded to within the time limit prescribed under the
Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. A copy of his RTIapplication is enclosed
for ready reference.
2. The Commission has decided to treat this petition as a complaint under
Section 18 of the RTIAct, 2005, and hereby directs the CPIO/Public
Information Officer, Union Bank of India, S.T.B. Branch, Lucknow, to provide
the information sought by the Complainant by 23 August 2010.
3. Since the PIO has failed to respond to the RTIapplication mentioned
above in time, he is, therefore, required to send his explanation in writing by 30
August 2010 to Show Cause as to why a maximum penalty of Rs.25000/ for
the delay in supply of information may not be levied upon him. If no written
explanation is received from the CPIO by 30 August 2010, the Commission will
decide the case exparte and would impose the maximum penalty prescribed
under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, i.e., Rs. 25,000/,
upon the CPIO/deemed PIO. If, however, the CPIO had responded in time and
provided the desired information, please let us know at the earliest.
4. The Complainant is advised that in case he does not receive any
information from the CPIO after this order of the Commission, he may write to
the Commission against the noncompliance of the Commission’s orders.
5. The Commission ordered accordingly.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Prem Kumar Chhabra, Hotel Samrat, 40, Lokmanganj, Charbagh, Lucknow.
2. The Branch Manager & CPIO, Union Bank of India, S.T.B. Branch, G.B. Marg, Lucknow.