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Shri Sashibhushan Singh vs Employees Provident Fund … on 27 August, 2008

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Shri Sashibhushan Singh vs Employees Provident Fund … on 27 August, 2008
                       Central Information Commission
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                                                           Decision No. 3157 /IC(A)/2008

                                                              F. No. CIC/MA/A/2008/00966

                                                             Dated, the 27th August, 2008

Name of the Appellant                :       Shri Sashibhushan Singh

Name of the Public Authority         :       Employees Provident Fund Organization

Facts

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1. The appellant did not avail of the opportunity of personal hearing on
25.08.2008. The appeal is therefore examined on merit.

2. The appellant has alleged violation of PF rules. In this context, he has sought
for certain information in the form of clarifications, which have been provided. He is
however not satisfied. Hence, this appeal before the Commission.

Decision:

3. Since the respondent has not refused to provide the information u/s 8 (1) of
the Act and that a point-wise response has been given, he should seek inspection of
records so as to satisfy himself with the availability of the information and observe /
scrutinize the action regarding violation of PF rules. Accordingly he should take up
the matter with the competent authority.

4. With these observations, this appeal is disposed of.

Sd/-

(Prof. M.M. Ansari)
Central Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:

(M.C. Sharma)
Assistant Registrar
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If you don’t ask, you don’t get – Mahatma Gandhi

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Name and address of parties:

1. Shri Shashibhusan Singh, Village-Bhanpur, Post: Garhtama, Distt. Varanasi,
U.P.

2. Shri Amitabh Prakash, APFC & CPIO, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Ashok Vihar,
Phase-I, Pahariya, Varanasi-221007.

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All men by nature desire to know – Aristotle
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