{"id":130733,"date":"2010-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-atul-kumarnigam-vs-ministry-of-communications-and-on-18-june-2010"},"modified":"2016-11-23T22:22:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:52:42","slug":"mr-atul-kumarnigam-vs-ministry-of-communications-and-on-18-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-atul-kumarnigam-vs-ministry-of-communications-and-on-18-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Atul Kumarnigam vs Ministry Of Communications And &#8230; on 18 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Atul Kumarnigam vs Ministry Of Communications And &#8230; on 18 June, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>                                Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\nRoom\u00a0No.296,\u00a0II\u00a0Floor,\u00a0B\u00a0Wing,\u00a0August\u00a0Kranti\u00a0Bhawan,\u00a0Bhikaji\u00a0Cama\u00a0Place,\u00a0New\u00a0Delhi\u00ad\n                                              110066\n                  Telefax:011\u00ad26180532\u00a0&amp;\u00a0011\u00ad26107254\u00a0website\u00adcic.gov.in\n\n\n                      Appeal\/Complaint:\u00a0No.\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2009\/000765\n\n\n\nAppellant\u00a0\/Complainant                          :       Shri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atul\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Nigam,\u00a0Kanpur\n\nPublic\u00a0Authority                        \u00a0       \u00a0:      \u00a0Bharat\u00a0Sanchar\u00a0Nigam\u00a0Ltd.,\u00a0Lucknow\n                                                        (Shri\u00a0Brijendra\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Singh,\u00a0\nDGM(A&amp;P),\n                                                        CPIO)\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing                                 \u00a0:      18\u00a0\/06\/2010\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision                                    :   18\u00a0\/06\/2010\n\nFacts<\/pre>\n<p>:\u00ad\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1.       \u00a0 Shri \u00a0 Atul \u00a0 Kumar \u00a0 Nigam \u00a0 vide \u00a0 his \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 application \u00a0 dated \u00a0 29.4.2008 \u00a0 sought\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>information\u00a0 from\u00a0 the \u00a0 CPIO,\u00a0 Chief\u00a0 General\u00a0 Manager,\u00a0 UP(East), \u00a0 Lucknow\u00a0 regarding\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>daily\u00a0allowance\u00a0paid\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0at\u00a0par\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0daily\u00a0allowance\u00a0paid\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>other\u00a0colleagues.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This\u00a0information\u00a0was\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0period\u00a01.10.2001\u00a0to\u00a015.2.2002\u00a0when\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>he\u00a0travelled\u00a0to\u00a0Bhopal\u00a0 from\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0to\u00a0 undertake\u00a0 \u00a0training\u00a0at\u00a0CTTC,\u00a0 Bhopal.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>appellant\u00a0sought\u00a0reasons\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0rules\u00a0under\u00a0which\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>done.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>2.       Not \u00a0 receiving \u00a0 the \u00a0 response. \u00a0 Appellant \u00a0 preferred \u00a0 complaint \u00a0 before \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commission.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>3.       The\u00a0matter\u00a0was\u00a0 \u00a0heard\u00a0today.\u00a0 \u00a0Appellant\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0present.\u00a0 \u00a0Respondent\u00a0was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>present\u00a0as\u00a0above.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>                                               Decision\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4.      The \u00a0 appellant\u00a0 explained \u00a0 that \u00a0 TA \u00a0 bills \u00a0 \u00a0 are \u00a0 preserved \u00a0 only \u00a0 for \u00a0 3 \u00a0 years \u00a0 and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>appellant\u00a0has\u00a0sought\u00a0information\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0year\u00a02001\u00ad02.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5.      CPIO\u00a0has\u00a0explained\u00a0that\u00a0on\u00a0receiving\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0application\u00a0he\u00a0sought\u00a0information\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>from \u00a0 Kanpur \u00a0 office \u00a0 vide \u00a0 letter \u00a0 of \u00a0 7.5.2008. \u00a0 \u00a0 This \u00a0 letter \u00a0 was \u00a0 received \u00a0 by \u00a0 GM, \u00a0 TD\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>on19.5.2009\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0marked\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0AO,\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0on\u00a022.5.2008\u00a0and\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>reminders\u00a0on\u00a09.6.2008,\u00a030.6.2008\u00a0and\u00a021.7.2008.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0reply\u00a0from\u00a0AO,\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>subsequently\u00a0received\u00a0and\u00a0sent\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0appellant\u00a0on\u00a023.7.2008.\u00a0The\u00a0AO,\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0who\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>this\u00a0case\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0deemed\u00a0CPIO\u00a0submitted\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hearing\u00a0that\u00a0all\u00a0records\u00a0were\u00a0lying\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West\u00a0Court\u00a0Building,\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0old\u00a0office\u00a0of\u00a0GM(TD)\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0this\u00a0office\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>shifted\u00a0to\u00a0Door\u00a0Sanchar\u00a0Building,\u00a0Kanpur\u00a0these\u00a0records\u00a0remained\u00a0dumped\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0old\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>building\u00a0and\u00a0even\u00a0though\u00a0great\u00a0efforts\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0made\u00a0to\u00a0retrieve\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0 \u00a0they\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>were\u00a0not\u00a0traceable.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0plea\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0deemed\u00a0CPIO\u00a0to\u00a0waive\u00a0penalty\u00a0proceedings\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>view\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0explanation\u00a0\u00a0is\u00a0accepted\u00a0and\u00a0penalty\u00a0proceedings\u00a0are\u00a0dropped,\u00a0\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>records\u00a0are\u00a0very\u00a0old.\u00a0The\u00a0Commission\u00a0also\u00a0accepts\u00a0the\u00a0averments\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0respondent\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>that \u00a0 records \u00a0 are \u00a0 now \u00a0 not \u00a0 available \u00a0 and \u00a0 \u00a0 cannot \u00a0 be \u00a0 passed \u00a0 on \u00a0 to \u00a0 the \u00a0 appellant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0is\u00a0closed\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Commission&#8217;s\u00a0end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                                                            (Smt.\u00a0Deepak\u00a0Sandhu)<br \/>\n                                                                   Information\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0(DS)<br \/>\nAuthenticated\u00a0true\u00a0copy:\n<\/p>\n<p>(T.K.Mohapatra)<br \/>\nUnder\u00a0Secretary\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Dy.\u00a0Registrar<br \/>\n Copy\u00a0to:\u00ad<\/p>\n<p>1.    Shri\u00a0\u00a0Atul\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Nigam,<br \/>\n      JTO(MS)<br \/>\n      MSC\u00adII,\u00a0Benajhabar<br \/>\n      Kanpur\u00ad208002.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>2.    Shri\u00a0Brijendra\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Singh,\u00a0<br \/>\n      DGM(A&amp;P),\u00a0CPIO,\u00a0<br \/>\n      O\/o\u00a0the\u00a0General\u00a0Manager\u00a0Telecom,\u00a0<br \/>\n      CTO,\u00a0Compound,\u00a0The\u00a0Mall,<br \/>\n      Kanpur.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Information Commission Mr.Atul Kumarnigam vs Ministry Of Communications And &#8230; on 18 June, 2010 Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission Room\u00a0No.296,\u00a0II\u00a0Floor,\u00a0B\u00a0Wing,\u00a0August\u00a0Kranti\u00a0Bhawan,\u00a0Bhikaji\u00a0Cama\u00a0Place,\u00a0New\u00a0Delhi\u00ad 110066 Telefax:011\u00ad26180532\u00a0&amp;\u00a0011\u00ad26107254\u00a0website\u00adcic.gov.in Appeal\/Complaint:\u00a0No.\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2009\/000765 Appellant\u00a0\/Complainant : Shri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atul\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Nigam,\u00a0Kanpur Public\u00a0Authority \u00a0 \u00a0: \u00a0Bharat\u00a0Sanchar\u00a0Nigam\u00a0Ltd.,\u00a0Lucknow (Shri\u00a0Brijendra\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Singh,\u00a0 DGM(A&amp;P), CPIO) Date\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing \u00a0: 18\u00a0\/06\/2010 Date\u00a0of\u00a0Decision : 18\u00a0\/06\/2010 Facts :\u00ad\u00a0 1. \u00a0 Shri \u00a0 Atul \u00a0 Kumar \u00a0 Nigam \u00a0 vide \u00a0 his \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 application [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-information-commission","category-judgements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mr.Atul Kumarnigam vs Ministry Of Communications And ... on 18 June, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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