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Central Information Commission<\/div>\n
Shri J. S. Bhattacharjee vs Department Of Personnel & … on 22 December, 2008<\/div>\n
               CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION\n                Appeal No. CIC\/WB\/A\/2007\/01066 dated 14-11-2007\n                   Right to Information Act 2005 - Section 19\n\nAppellant:           Shri J. S. Bhattacharjee\nRespondent:          Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)\n\n\nFACTS<\/pre>\n
       By an application of 21-4-07 Shri J.S. Bhattacharjee of Shalimar Bagh,
\nDelhi applied to Shri P.K. Mishra, Under Secretary & CPIO, DoPT seeking the
\nfollowing information:\n<\/p>\n
       1. Government’s policy\/ principle guidelines etc for the
\n           collection of names of expected CIC to be sent to the
\n           Recommendation Committee for selection;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       2. Whether names of CIC are collected on ‘pick & choose’ basis
\n           or on the basis of the recommendations of Ministers;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       3. Whether there was a system of “Search Committee” for
\n           collecting probable names and how the five names for CIC;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       4. How the five names for CIC have been finally selected by the
\n           Government leaving hundreds of qualified officials;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       5. Whether the post of CIC is meant only for retired officials;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       6. Whether the present CIC had applied for the post and if so,
\n           the source of his information of vacancy;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       7. Whether government advertised for the post of CIC and
\n           when?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       8. Government policy\/ principle for the appointment of only give
\n           CIC\/ICs and not the 10 CIC(s) as per provision of the Act;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       9. In total, how many candidates were in the race for the post of
\n           CIC\/ICs.      Names of all candidates and their present
\n           designation and address be sent to me for my information;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       10. Whether non selected candidates for the post of CIC have
\n           been duly intimated with the cause for their non selection;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       11. Certified copies of Government decision regarding the non
\n           appointment of 5 CICs;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       12. Certified copies of Recommendation Committee “file notings”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
           for the final selection of 5 CICs;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       13. What is the Government’s proposal of shifting the CIC Office
\n           from Old JNU Campus?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       14. What is the annual budget granted for the CIC for the year
\n           2007-2008;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
       15. Why Government of India is not giving proper publicity
\n           through media, hoarding, leaflets, government notification etc
\n           the text and benefit of RTI Act, 2005 for public information
\n           and guidelines (Since same Govt. of India is spending crores
\n           of rupees for the advertisement of Ministry of Tourism &
\n           “Grahak Jago” programmes).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                       1<\/span><\/p>\n
       To this he received a response from Shri P.K. Mishra, Under Secretary
\n& CPIO, DoPT on 22-5-2007. Not satisfied Shri J. S. Bhattacharjee moved his
\nfirst appeal dated 18-6-07 before Director, DoPT and 1st Appellate Authority
\nspecifically stating that answers to question Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 15
\nbe provided and making the following prayer:\n<\/p>\n
      “I got the information on 28-5-2007 which is incomplete and not
\n      as per request. Hence this appeal is preferred.’<\/p>\n
      The Appellate Authority Shri K.G. Verma, Director, DoPT replied point-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
wise through Order dated 19-7-07:\n<\/p>\n
       “1.   Clause (5) and (6) of Section 12 of the Right to
\n             Information Act, 2005, prescribe the conditions for
\n             appointment to the posts of Chief Information
\n             Commissioner        (CIC)     and     Central    Information
\n             Commissioners (IC). There is no other laid down policy\/
\n             principle\/ guidelines on the subject.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      2.     Persons for the post of CIC are considered on the basis
\n             of conditions contained in above referred provisions of
\n             the Act. No other information in the matter is available.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      3.     As per available information there was no search
\n             Committee to collect probable names.             No further
\n             information in the matter is available.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      4.     The selections were made by the Selection Committee.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             No other information is available in the matter.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      5.     No.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      6.     Information in this regard is not available.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      7.     The post was not advertised.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      8.     Section 12 (2) of the RTI Act, 2005 provides that the
\n             Central Government may appoint such number of Central
\n             Information Commissioner not exceeding ten, as may be
\n             deemed necessary. The Government had appointed four
\n             Information Commissioners in addition to the Chief
\n             Information Commissioner on the basis of the need felt by
\n             the Government.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      9.     the information is not available.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      10.    In view of the position given in respect of point No. 9
\n             above, question does not arise.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      11.    No such documents are available.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      12.    the appellant was requested by the CPIO to deposit an
\n             amount of Rs. 2\/- by way of cash or bankers’ cheque of
\n             Indian Postal Order in favour of Account Officer,
\n             Department of Personnel and Training as required under
\n             the provisions of RTI (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules,
\n             2005. The appellant has not deposited the requisite
\n             amount so far.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      13.    The Central Information Commission shall finally be
\n             shifted to its own building.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                      2<\/span><\/p>\n
       14.    the information has already been furnished by the CPIO
\n             vide letter of even number dated 22.5.2007.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      15.    The Government is giving publicity through the DAVP.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      Still not satisfied with this response appellant Shri Bhattacharjee
\nmoved a second appeal before us with the praying as below:-\n<\/p>\n
      “CPIO\/ Appellate Authority may please be directed to
\n      provide me the specific information of Point No. 1, 2, 4, 6, 9,
\n      10, 11 & 15 of my letter dated 21.4.2007 (Encl No. 2).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      I may please be given the opportunity of being heard in
\n      person before any decision is taken in this regards.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The appeal was heard on 22-12-08. The following are present.\n<\/p>\n
      Appellant
\n      Shri J. S. Bhattacharjee
\n      Respondent
\n      Ms. Zoya C. B., Under Secretary, DoPT & CPIO<\/p>\n
      We examined each of the questions raised and those that according to
\nappellant remained unanswered, together with the response received by him
\nfrom 1st Appellate Authority Shri K.G. Verma, Director, DoPT. Appellant Shri
\nBhattacharjee   contended    that   since   the   Committee    appointing   or
\nrecommending appointment of Information Commissioners to the President
\nwas a ‘Selection’ Committee of the DoPT as was clear from the answer
\nreceived by him from 1st appellate authority to Q. 4, it was governed by the
\nguidelines issued by the DoPT in regard to the procedure to be followed by a
\nSelection Committee..\n<\/p>\n
                            DECISION NOTICE<\/p>\n
      The Committee set up u\/s 12 (3) of the RTI Act cannot be deemed to
\nbe a Departmental Committee or Departmental Selection Committee. This is
\na Committee set up through the RTI Act 2005 not by Government but, through
\nthe veery enactment of this law, by Parliament in order to make
\nrecommendations to the President of India on appointment of Chief
\nInformation Commissioner and Information Commissioners of the Central
\nInformation Commission. The response of the DoPT in this regard is correct
\nin that the Department is only a servicing instrument for this Committee. The<\/p>\n
                                      3<\/span>
\n reference to the Committee as a Selection Committee by Shri K.G. Verma,
\nDirector in disposing of the first appeal is not to place this Committee in the
\ncategory of a Departmental Selection Committee but only with reference to its
\npurpose, which is indeed the selection of individuals it considers to be of
\neminence, which it recommends to the President of India for appointment as
\nChief Information Commissioner \/Information Commissioner.            Seen in this
\ncontext it is quite conceivable that the DoPT, which is the only the servicing
\norganisation, maintains no records of deliberations of this Committee, which
\nthe group is not required to maintain if they do in fact exist, other than its
\nrecommendations, which CPIO Ms. Zoya agreed before us is a document
\nheld by the DoPT.\n<\/p>\n
       In light of the above it is clear that all information sought by appellant
\nhas, in fact, been provided within the definition of Section 2 (j), to the extent
\nthat that information is held or under the control of the public authority, in this
\ncase the DOPT. If, as pleaded by appellant before us, Shri Bhattacharjee
\nwould wish to inspect the letter of recommendation received from the
\nCommittee by the Department as submitted to the President of India, this will
\nhave to be sought through an application for the purpose made u\/s 6 (1) of the
\nRTI Act to the CPIO in the DoPT, which appellant is free to do. The present
\nappeal being without substance is hereby dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
       Announced in the hearing. Notice of this decision be given free of cost
\nto the parties.\n<\/p>\n
(Wajahat Habibullah)
\nChief Information Commissioner
\n22-12-2008<\/p>\n
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against
\napplication and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO
\nof this Commission.\n<\/p>\n
(Pankaj K. P. Shreyaskar)
\nJoint Registrar
\n22-12-2008<\/p>\n
                                        4<\/span>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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