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No.CIC/SM/C/2010/000868
Dated: 28 October 2010
Name of the Complainant : Shri Veer Bahadur Manjhi
Vill & Post - Gudhani,
Distt - Siwan, Bihar.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Canara Bank,
Gudhani, Siwan.
The First Appellate Authority
Canara Bank, RIA Section,
Strategic Planning & Development
Wing, Head Office, No. 112, J.C. Road,
Bangalore - 560 002.
ORDER
Background:
Shri Veer Bahadur Manjhi of Siwan filed an RTI application with the
CPIO of Canara Bank, Siwan on 20 February 2010. The PIO replied to his RTI
application vide his letter dated 10 March 2010. Not satisfied with the
information supplied by the CPIO, the Applicant approached the Central
Information Commission in a complaint whereas he was required to approach
the first Appellate Authority in an appeal.
Decision:
2. On going through the complaint, it was observed that the Appellant did
not utilize the channel of first Appellate Authority. The Commission has decided
to treat this application as a first appeal and to remand this appeal to first
Appellate Authority, Canara Bank, Bangalore, who is directed to dispose of the
appeal of Shri Veer Bahadur Manjhi within twenty working days from the date of
receipt of this decision, under intimation to Shri Vijay Bhalla, Assistant
Registrar, Central Information Commission. If the Complainant is not satisfied
with the orders of the first Appellate Authority, he/she will be free to move a
second appeal before us as per Sec 19 (3) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
3. The Commission ordered accordingly.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
Cc:
1. Shri Veer Bahadur Manjhi, Vill & Post – Gudhani, Distt – Siwan, Bihar.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Canara Bank, Gudhani, Siwan.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Canara Bank, RIA Section,
Strategic Planning & Development Wing, Head Office, No. 112, J.C. Road,
Bangalore – 560 002.