{"id":197682,"date":"2011-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-mukut-biharigupta-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-25-july-2011"},"modified":"2017-08-04T17:48:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T12:18:51","slug":"mr-mukut-biharigupta-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-25-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-mukut-biharigupta-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-25-july-2011","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Mukut Biharigupta vs Ministry Of Railways on 25 July, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Mukut Biharigupta vs Ministry Of Railways on 25 July, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                               In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                                  at\n                                                           New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                                        CIC\/AD\/A\/2010\/000437\u00a0\n\n\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0July\u00a025,\u00a02011\n\n\n\nParties:\n\n           \u00a0\u00a0Appellant\u00a0\n\n              \u00a0\u00a0Shri\u00a0Mukat\u00a0Behari\u00a0Gupta\n              \u00a0\u00a0Advocate\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plot\u00a0No.249\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sector\u00a0No.\u00a0One\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Parth\u00a0Bhawan\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Malviya\u00a0Nagar\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jaipur\u00a0302\u00a0017\n\u00a0\n                 Represented\u00a0by:\u00a0None\u00a0\n\n           \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Respondents<\/pre>\n<pre>1.\u00a0            \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0PIO\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0West\u00a0Central\u00a0Railway\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Divisional\u00a0Railway\u00a0Manager's\u00a0Office\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kota\u00a0Division\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kota\n\n\n\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0West\u00a0Central\u00a0Railway\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Divisional\u00a0Railway\u00a0Manager's\u00a0Office\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kota\u00a0Division\n               \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kota                                                         \u00a0\u00a0\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>           Represented\u00a0by:\u00a0Mr.\u00a0K\u00a0K\u00a0Mishra,\u00a0APIO;\u00a0Mr.\u00a0K\u00a0K\u00a0Gaur,\u00a0CLI;\u00a0Mr.\u00a0N\u00a0K\u00a0Srivastava,\u00a0CLI;\u00a0Mr.\u00a0A\u00a0K\u00a0Srasawat,\u00a0SSE\u00a0<br \/>\n           (Works)\u00a0and\u00a0Mr.\u00a0D\u00a0K\u00a0Chaturvedi,\u00a0CWLI<\/p>\n<p>           Information\u00a0Commissioner                   :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>                                                           Decision\u00a0Notice<br \/>\n The\u00a0Commission,\u00a0after\u00a0perusal\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0file\/s\u00a0in\u00a0question\u00a0finds\u00a0that \u00a0despite\u00a0opportunities\u00a0being\u00a0given\u00a0twice,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0has\u00a0chosen\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0appear\u00a0on\u00a0each\u00a0occasion\u00a0hence\u00a0the\u00a0need\u00a0for\u00a0personal\u00a0hearing\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>exist \u00a0 anymore. \u00a0 The \u00a0 explanation \u00a0 offered \u00a0 by \u00a0 the \u00a0 PIO, \u00a0 NW \u00a0 Railway \u00a0 for \u00a0 the \u00a0 cause \u00a0 of \u00a0 delay \u00a0 in \u00a0 providing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>information\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0points\u00a01,2\u00a0and\u00a03\u00a0appear\u00a0reasonable\u00a0and\u00a0hence\u00a0is\u00a0accepted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Commission.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>penal\u00a0proceedings\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0PIO,\u00a0NW\u00a0Railway,\u00a0Jaipur\u00a0is\u00a0accordingly\u00a0dropped\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0is\u00a0disposed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>of.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p> 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In\u00a0the\u00a0captioned\u00a0matter,\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0facts\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0submissions\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0parties,\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         passed\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0order\u00a0on\u00a002.06.2010,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0        &#8220;&#8230;..4.\u00a0The\u00a0PIO,\u00a0NW\u00a0Rly\u00a0to\u00a0showcause\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0information\u00a0against\u00a0points\u00a01,\u00a02\u00a0and \u00a0<br \/>\n                     3\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0provided\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0mandatory\u00a0period\u00a0on\u00a0receipt\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0<br \/>\n                     application.\u00a0The\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0reach\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a028\u00a0June,\u00a02010.\u00a0<br \/>\n                     The\u00a0PIO,\u00a0WC\u00a0Rly\u00a0Kota\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0PIO\u00a0NW\u00a0Rly&#8230;..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DECISION\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2.       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