{"id":142635,"date":"2010-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-ramesh-kumar-vs-municipal-corporation-of-delhi-on-9-april-2010"},"modified":"2015-07-07T08:19:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T02:49:42","slug":"mr-ramesh-kumar-vs-municipal-corporation-of-delhi-on-9-april-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-ramesh-kumar-vs-municipal-corporation-of-delhi-on-9-april-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Ramesh Kumar vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi on 9 April, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr. Ramesh Kumar vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi on 9 April, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>                   CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION\n                    Club Building, Opposite Ber Sarai Market,\n                      Old JNU Campus, New Delhi - 110067.\n                              Tel: +91-11-26161796\n\n                                                   Decision No.CIC\/SG\/A\/2010\/000457\/7423\n                                                         Appeal No. CIC\/SG\/A\/2010\/000457\n\nAppellant                                 :        Mr. Ramesh Kumar\n                                                   B-18\/A Sanwal Nagar,\n                                                   New Delhi-110049.\n\nRespondent                                :        Mr. K. C. Kwatra\n                                                   Public Information Officer &amp; Assistant\n                                                   Assessor and Collector\n                                                   Municipal Corporation of Delhi\n                                                   Assessment and collection Department\n                                                   Central Zone, Lajpat Nagar,\n                                                   New Delhi-\n\nRTI application filed on                  :        15\/10\/2009\nPIO replied                               :        13\/11\/2009\nFirst Appeal filed on                     :        15\/12\/2009\nFirst Appellate Authority order           :        08\/01\/2010\nSecond Appeal Received on                 :        18\/02\/2010\nNotice of Hearing Sent on                 :        12\/03\/2010\nHearing Held on                           :        09\/04\/2010\n\nSr.              Information sought                                 PIO's reply\n1. Before the coming into force of DMC             No record in respect of assessment of said\n    (Amendment) Act. 2003, whether the             properties is available, for the period prior to\n    properties No. B-17 and B-18 Sanwal Nagar,     the    coming      into    force    of    DMC\n    New Delhi-110049 were exempted from            (Amendment)Act, 2003.\n    property tax under any law at that time? If\n    yes, furnish details.\n2. Before the implementation of said Act,          Yes. The above mentioned properties were\n    whether the above mentioned properties         also covered under the DMC Act for\n    were covered under Delhi Municipal             assessment of property tax.\n    Corporation Act for Assessment of Property\n    Tax?\n3. If reply of para no. 2 above is yes, furnish    No information can be supplied in view of\n    the details of property tax which were paid    reply at point no. 1 above.\n    by the occupiers\/owner.\n4. If reply of para no. 2 above is no, what        For recovery of Govt. revenue, notices has\n    action is being\/ have been taken against the   been issued to the said properties under\n    occupiers\/owners for the recovery of Govt.     section 123 AB and 123D of the DMC\n    revenue.                                       (Amendment) Act, 2003.\n5. Is it mandatory under DMC Act 1957 to           Yes.\n    deposit property tax in respect of said\n    property before implementation of said Act?\n                                                                                    Page 1 of 3\n 6.  Whether any house tax was\/is pending in the No information can be supplied for the period\n    above said properties?                         prior to 01\/04\/2004 in view of reply at point\n                                                   no. 1. As regards house tax pending after\n                                                   01\/04\/2004, it is informed that payment of\n                                                   property tax on self assessment basis under\n                                                   Unit Area Method was introduced w.e.f.\n                                                   01\/04\/2004 and the onus of making payment\n                                                   vests with the tax payer. As per record\n                                                   available, one Smt. Shanti Devi has deposited\n                                                   property tax for the year 2004-05, 2006-07 to\n                                                   2009-10.\n7. Whether MCD, Property Tax Department is Yes. The department is empowered to take\n    empowered to take suo-moto action for the suo-moto action under section 156 and 156A\n    recovery of property tax. If yes, give details of the DMC (Amendment) Act, 2003. Notices\n    of the Act and also intimate the action taken has been issued under section 123 AB and 123\n    report in respect of above said properties.    D to the said properties. However, as per\n                                                   record available, one Smt. Shanti Devi has\n                                                   deposited property tax for the year 2004-05,\n                                                   2006-07 to 2009-10.\n8. Appellant had been intimated that notices u\/s The copies of the notices can be supplied on\n    123A &amp; B of DMC Act were issued in payment of Rs. 8\/- (@ Rs. 2\/- per page), for\n    respect of said properties. Copy of the said which he may contact Sh. M.C. Jha, Dy.\n    notices may kindly be provided.                Assessor &amp; Collector\/APIO\/Central zone,\n                                                   Room No. 10, Ground floor at the above cited\n                                                   address     (Tel.   No.    29844791,    Mob,\n                                                   9717750217), along with proof of payment\n                                                   and identity.\n9. If properties in question were covered for the Yes. In case a notice u\/s 126 of the DMC Act,\n    purpose of assessment of property tax before 1957 has been issued in respect of the\n    implementation of said Act. Can MCD properties under reference.\n    recover the arrear of property tax i.e. Govt.\n    revenue from the occupier of said properties?\n    If yes under which provision?\n10. Is MCD applying the provision under which No information can be supplied in view of\n    the said property is covered for claiming the reply at point no. 1 above.\n    arrear of property tax? If no why, if yes,\n    action taken report may be provided.\n\nGrounds for First Appeal:\nVague reply received from the PIO.\n\nOrder of the First Appellate Authority:\n\"The Appellant has stated that though photocopies of the requisite documents have been\nprovided to him but the same have not been provided as 'certified copies'. APIO stated that as\nthere is o provision of providing certified copies of documents under the RTI Act, 2005,\nphotocopies are provided stamped as 'Issued under RTI Act, 2005' to authenticate the same. I\nam in consonance with the views of the APIO. The Appellant may contact the Office of the PIO\nto get the photocopies stamped, if the same are not so provided.\"\n\n\n\n                                                                                   Page 2 of 3\n Grounds for Second Appeal:\nAppellant has received the vague reply dt. 08\/01\/2010 and not received the certified copy of\ndocuments.\n\nRelevant Facts<\/pre>\n<p> emerging during Hearing:\n<\/p>\n<p>The following were present<br \/>\nAppellant: Mr. Ramesh Kumar;\n<\/p>\n<p>Respondent: Mr. K. C. Kwatra, PIO &amp; Assistant Assessor and Collector;\n<\/p>\n<p>       The PIO has supplied the information but is now directed to provide the following<br \/>\ninformation:\n<\/p>\n<p>1-     With regard to query-3 &#8216;NO&#8217; property tax has been paid by the owner\/occupier.\n<\/p>\n<p>The PIO is also directed to give copies of the receipts of property tax paid against this property.\n<\/p>\n<p>Decision:\n<\/p>\n<p>The appeal is allowed.\n<\/p>\n<p>      The PIO is directed to give the information mentioned above to the<br \/>\nAppellant before 20 April 2010.\n<\/p>\n<p>This decision is announced in open chamber.<br \/>\nNotice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.<br \/>\nAny information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Shailesh Gandhi<br \/>\n                                                                                      Information Commissioner<br \/>\n                                                                                                   09 April 2010<br \/>\n(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)(AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                                                                      Page 3 of 3<\/span>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Information Commission Mr. Ramesh Kumar vs Municipal Corporation Of Delhi on 9 April, 2010 CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION Club Building, Opposite Ber Sarai Market, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi &#8211; 110067. Tel: +91-11-26161796 Decision No.CIC\/SG\/A\/2010\/000457\/7423 Appeal No. CIC\/SG\/A\/2010\/000457 Appellant : Mr. Ramesh Kumar B-18\/A Sanwal Nagar, New Delhi-110049. Respondent : Mr. K. C. 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