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No.CIC/SM/C/2011/001259
Dated: 27 October 2011
Name of the Complainant : Smt. Yamuna Chand
W/o. Shri Prithviraj,
Sector 12, 345, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi.
Name of the Public Authority : The Central Public Information Officer
Cabinet Secretariat,
Bikaner House (Annexe),
Shahjahan Road, New Delhi.
The First Appellate Authority
Cabinet Secretariat,
Bikaner House (Annexe),
Shahjahan Road, New Delhi.
ORDER
Background:
Smt. Yamuna Prasad of New Delhi filed an RTI application with the
CPIO of Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi on 18 September 2010. The PIO
replied to his RTIapplication vide his letter dated 8 December 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, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi, who is directed to dispose
of the appeal of Smt. Yamuna Prasad within twenty working days from the date
of receipt of this decision, under intimation to Shri Vijay Bhalla, Deputy
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)
Chief Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(Vijay Bhalla)
Deputy Registrar
Cc:
1. Smt. Yamuna Chand, W/o. Shri Prithviraj, Sector 12, 345, R.K. Puram, New Delhi.
2. The Central Public Information Officer, Cabinet Secretariat, Bikaner House (Annexe),
Shahjahan Road, New Delhi.
3. The First Appellate Authority, Cabinet Secretariat, Bikaner House (Annexe), Shahjahan
Road, New Delhi.