{"id":154770,"date":"2010-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-ashwani-kumardhatwalia-vs-mcd-gnct-delhi-on-20-may-2010"},"modified":"2018-10-04T02:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:41:44","slug":"mr-ashwani-kumardhatwalia-vs-mcd-gnct-delhi-on-20-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-ashwani-kumardhatwalia-vs-mcd-gnct-delhi-on-20-may-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Ashwani Kumardhatwalia vs Mcd, Gnct Delhi on 20 May, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Central Information Commission<\/div>\n
Mr.Ashwani Kumardhatwalia vs Mcd, Gnct Delhi on 20 May, 2010<\/div>\n
                   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\/000753\/7803\n                                                          Appeal No. CIC\/SG\/A\/2010\/000753\n\nAppellant                                   :       Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dhatwalia,\n                                                    414, Lawyers Chamber\n                                                    Delhi High Court Chamber -\n                                                    Delhi High Court,\n                                                    New Delhi 110003\n\nRespondent                                  :       Mr. Bharat Bhushan\n                                                    Public Information Officer &\n                                                    Dy. Town Planner,\n                                                    Town Planning Department (MCD)\n                                                    Nigam Bhawan, Kashmere Gate,\n                                                    Delhi\n\nRTI application filed on                    :       03\/07\/2009\nPIO replied                                 :       23\/07\/2009\nFirst Appeal filed on                       :       01\/10\/2010\nFirst Appellate Authority order             :       16\/11\/2009\nSecond Appeal Received on                   :       23\/03\/2010\n\nSl.No               Information Sought                                 PIO's Reply\n1.      Is there any multistorey construction, in or      Yes.\n        around plot Khasra No. 352\/2Min and Khasra\n        Nos. 563 and 564 situated in village\n        Bijwasan.\n2.      If yes, under what provisions, rules, byelaws     Does not pertain to PIO\/SDM(V.V)\n        the permission for such construction was\n        granted.\n3.      What is the permissible usages of the land for    Khasra Numbers in question falls in\n        the plot No. 352\/2 Min and Khasra Nos. 563        Extended Lal-Dora Abadi of Village\n        and 564, Village Bijwasan.                        Bijwasan, New Delhi, however the\n                                                          PIO\/SDM(V.V) is not the authority to\n                                                          issue permission to use the land for the\n                                                          specific use.\n\nPIO's Reply:\nRTI application was transferred to various departments.\n\nGrounds for First Appeal:\nAfter transfer of RTI application via various department Appellant got reply dated 15\/09\/2009.\nInformation regarding the sanction and use of land were not provided.\n Order of the First Appellate Authority:\n\"Town Planning Deptt. does not have the detail of Khasra No. and as such the application was\nreferred to SDM, Vasant Vihar. The SDM has stated that Khasra No. in question falls in the\nExtended Lal Dora of village Biswasan........\"\n\nGrounds for Second Appeal:\nSpecific Information was not provided.\n\nRelevant Facts<\/pre>\n
 emerging during Hearing:\n<\/p>\n
The following were present
\nAppellant: Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dhatwalia; Ms. Iti Sharma (Lawyer);
\nRespondent: Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Public Information Officer & Dy. Town Planner;\n<\/p>\n
        The PIO has transferred the RTI Application to SDM (Kapashera) and PIO(Nazafgarh
\nZone) who have provided the information to the Appellant. However, the purpose of the
\nappellant has not been served. The Appellant states that PIO should look at the purpose behind
\nthe information being sought and try to help him.\n<\/p>\n
Decision:\n<\/p>\n
The appeal is disposed.\n<\/p>\n
This decision is announced in open chamber.
\nNotice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
\nAny information in compliance with this Order will be provided free of cost as per Section 7(6) of RTI Act.\n<\/p>\n
                                                                                               Shailesh Gandhi
\n                                                                                     Information Commissioner
\n                                                                                                  20 May 2010
\n(In any correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)Rnj\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Central Information Commission Mr.Ashwani Kumardhatwalia vs Mcd, Gnct Delhi on 20 May, 2010 CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION Club Building, Opposite Ber Sarai Market, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi – 110067. 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