{"id":258954,"date":"2010-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-arun-kumar-vs-ministry-of-information-and-on-27-august-2010"},"modified":"2018-01-27T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T08:23:53","slug":"mr-arun-kumar-vs-ministry-of-information-and-on-27-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-arun-kumar-vs-ministry-of-information-and-on-27-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Arun Kumar vs Ministry Of Information And &#8230; on 27 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Arun Kumar vs Ministry Of Information And &#8230; on 27 August, 2010<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">                               Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\n\n                                                                                                       CIC\/AD\/A\/2010\/000141\n                                                                                                       Dated\u00a0August\u00a027,\u00a02010\n\n\n\nName\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Applicant                                        :     Shri\u00a0Arun\u00a0Kumar\n\n\nName\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Authority                                 :     M\/o\u00a0Information\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Broadcasting\n\n\n\n                                Adjunct\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0captioned\u00a0CIC\u00a0\u00a0Order\u00a0dated\u00a05.4.10\n\nBackground<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">1.      The\u00a0decision\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0\u00a0captioned\u00a0case\u00a0is\u00a0reproduced\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"blockquote_1\"><p>        &#8216;5.        The\u00a0Respondent\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0no\u00a0rules\u00a0as\u00a0sought\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0second \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        appeal,\u00a0on\u00a0record,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0absence\u00a0of\u00a0such\u00a0rules,\u00a0\u00a0an\u00a0officer\u00a0desirous\u00a0of\u00a0attending\u00a0a\u00a0training \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        course\u00a0abroad\u00a0only\u00a0requires\u00a0approval\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0competent\u00a0authority.\u00a0Only\u00a0\u00a0on\u00a0violation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0conduct \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        rules\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0trainee\u00a0is\u00a0 \u00a0action\u00a0 \u00a0taken\u00a0as\u00a0per\u00a0provisions\u00a0of\u00a0CCS(Conduct)\u00a0Rules.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0With \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        regard \u00a0 to \u00a0 USAID \u00a0 support \u00a0 for \u00a0 training \u00a0 of \u00a0 Mr. \u00a0 Srivastava \u00a0 , \u00a0 the \u00a0 Respondent \u00a0 produced \u00a0 before \u00a0 the \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        Commission \u00a0 a \u00a0 letter \u00a0 which \u00a0 they \u00a0 were \u00a0 able \u00a0 to \u00a0 locate \u00a0 from \u00a0 the \u00a0 personal \u00a0 file \u00a0 of \u00a0 Mr. \u00a0 Srivastava \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        dt.12.6.96,\u00a0written\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Under\u00a0Secretary,\u00a0M\/o\u00a0I&amp;B\u00a0to\u00a0MEA\u00a0\u00a0confirming\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0expenditure\u00a0on \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        the\u00a0above\u00a0mentioned\u00a0training\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0\u00a0borne\u00a0by\u00a0USAID.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0dt.\u00a012.6.96\u00a0that \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        in \u00a0 the \u00a0 year \u00a0 1996 \u00a0 USAID \u00a0 funding\u00a0 for \u00a0 \u00a0 Government\u00a0 officials\u00a0 \u00a0 on\u00a0 foreign\u00a0 deputation\u00a0 was\u00a0 allowed. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        However, \u00a0 \u00a0 it \u00a0 also \u00a0 seems \u00a0 from \u00a0 the \u00a0 Respondents&#8217; \u00a0 submission \u00a0 that \u00a0 rules \u00a0 have \u00a0 since \u00a0 then \u00a0 been \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        changed\u00a0as\u00a0is\u00a0evident\u00a0from\u00a0Letter\u00a0no.\u00a023(2)\/E.Coord\/2006\u00a0dated\u00a013.6.08\u00a0wherein\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0stated\u00a0that \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        proposals\u00a0for\u00a0participation\u00a0in\u00a0study\u00a0tours\/workshops\/conferences\u00a0etc.\u00a0abroad\u00a0at\u00a0Government\u00a0cost\u00a0will \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        not\u00a0be\u00a0entertained.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote id=\"blockquote_1\"><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote id=\"blockquote_2\"><p>        6.         The\u00a0Commission\u00a0accordingly\u00a0directs\u00a0the\u00a0PIO\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0copies\u00a0of\u00a0letters\u00a0dated\u00a012.6.96\u00a0and \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        13.6.08\u00a0mentioned\u00a0hereinabove,\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0by\u00a05.5.10\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0a\u00a0compliance \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        report\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a012.5.10&#8242;.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote id=\"blockquote_3\"><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"p_1\">2.      The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0a\u00a0complaint\u00a0on\u00a010.5.10\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0dated\u00a012.6.96\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0provided\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        him\u00a0in\u00a0compliance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0CIC&#8217;s\u00a0order\u00a0was\u00a0written\u00a0by\u00a0M\/o\u00a0Information\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Broadcasting\u00a0to\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        External\u00a0Affairs\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0clearance\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0political\u00a0angle\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0officers\u00a0for\u00a0training\u00a0in\u00a0USA\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        does \u00a0 not \u00a0 indicate \u00a0 that \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 year \u00a0 1996 \u00a0 USAID \u00a0 funding \u00a0 for \u00a0 Govt. \u00a0 officers \u00a0 was \u00a0 allowed. \u00a0 \u00a0 In \u00a0 his\u00a0<br \/>\n                 rejoinders\u00a0dated\u00a010.5.10\u00a0and\u00a027.5.10\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant\u00a0contended\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0dt.13.6.08\u00a0is\u00a0just\u00a0an\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                O.M\u00a0\u00a0from\u00a0Finance\u00a0Ministry\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0Govt.\u00a0Departments\u00a0on\u00a0austerity\u00a0measures\u00a0with\u00a0respect\u00a0to\u00a0Foreign\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                travel.\u00a0\u00a0It\u00a0only\u00a0desires\u00a0a\u00a0ten\u00a0per\u00a0cent\u00a0cut\u00a0in\u00a0foreign\u00a0travel\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0stops\u00a0foreign\u00a0travel.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0also\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                stated\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0ascertain\u00a0 \u00a0the\u00a0submissions\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Officials\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0Information\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Broadcasting \u00a0 , \u00a0 New \u00a0 Delhi \u00a0 to \u00a0 the \u00a0 Commission \u00a0 \u00a0 during \u00a0 the \u00a0 earlier \u00a0 hearing \u00a0 he \u00a0 had \u00a0 filed \u00a0 an \u00a0 RTI\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                application\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0Finance\u00a0 \u00a0vide\u00a0letter\u00a0dated\u00a028.7.10\u00a0and\u00a0from\u00a0their\u00a0response\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                come\u00a0to\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0no\u00a0records\u00a0available\u00a0with\u00a0them\u00a0\u00a0for\u00a0USAID\u00a0financing\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Engineering\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Officer\u00a0of\u00a0AIR\u00a0&amp;DD\u00a0at\u00a0USTTI\u00a0Washington\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0USAID\/India\u00a0programme\u00a0does\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                not \u00a0 involve\u00a0 any\u00a0 such\u00a0 training. \u00a0 The\u00a0 Complainant\u00a0 thereby\u00a0 contended\u00a0 that\u00a0 the\u00a0 Ministry\u00a0 Officials\u00a0 by\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                mentioning\u00a0these\u00a0two\u00a0letters\u00a0had\u00a0mislead\u00a0the\u00a0Commission.\u00a0He\u00a0also\u00a0questioned\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Engineering\u00a0Officers\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0earned\u00a0leave\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0training\u00a0at\u00a0USTTI\u00a0Washington\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0officially\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                deputed\u00a0if\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0nothing\u00a0wrong\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0attending\u00a0the\u00a0training.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Complainant\u00a0reiterated\u00a0that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                the\u00a0Respondent&#8217;s\u00a0submission\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0that\u00a0rules\u00a0have\u00a0since\u00a0been\u00a0changed\u00a0is\u00a0incorrect.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">     2.         The\u00a0Bench\u00a0of\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit,\u00a0Information\u00a0Commissioner,\u00a0scheduled\u00a0the\u00a0hearing\u00a0for\u00a0August\u00a027,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                2010.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">\n<p id=\"p_4\">     3.         Shri\u00a0Pyarelal\u00a0Verma,\u00a0CPIO\u00a0and\u00a0Under\u00a0Secretary\u00a0and\u00a0Ms.Jayanthi\u00a0G,\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority\u00a0and\u00a0Deputy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Secretary\u00a0represented\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Authority.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">\n<p id=\"p_6\">     4.         The\u00a0Appellant\u00a0was\u00a0present\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0hearing.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">\n     Decision<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">5.              The\u00a0Complainant\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0hearing\u00a0narrated\u00a0the\u00a0background\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0case\u00a0once\u00a0again\u00a0and\u00a0questioned\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     whether\u00a0the\u00a0rules\u00a0were\u00a0different\u00a0earlier\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0of\u00a0travel\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0officers\u00a0and\u00a0whether\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     changed\u00a0later\u00a0as\u00a0contended\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Respondents\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0earlier\u00a0hearing.\u00a0The\u00a0Respondent\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0joined\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     only\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0date\u00a0of\u00a0hearing\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0CPIO,\u00a0\u00a0requested\u00a0for\u00a0some\u00a0more\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0understand\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     and\u00a0to\u00a0furnish\u00a0a\u00a0proper\u00a0reply.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">\n<p id=\"p_10\">6.              The\u00a0\u00a0Commission\u00a0on\u00a0perusal\u00a0of\u00a0submissions\u00a0on\u00a0record\u00a0and\u00a0after\u00a0\u00a0hearing\u00a0both\u00a0sides,\u00a0\u00a0directs\u00a0the\u00a0PIO\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     to \u00a0 verify \u00a0 whether \u00a0 the \u00a0 information \u00a0 provided \u00a0 by \u00a0 the \u00a0 CPIO \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 earlier \u00a0 hearing \u00a0 and \u00a0 as \u00a0 recorded \u00a0 by \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Commission\u00a0is\u00a0\u00a0correct\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0correct\u00a0information\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0points\u00a0in\u00a0<br \/>\n the\u00a0original\u00a0 RTI\u00a0application,\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 event\u00a0correct\u00a0information\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0provided,\u00a0 \u00a0by\u00a027.9.10\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Appellant\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0a\u00a0compliance\u00a0report\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a03.10.10.\u00a0\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0event\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0provided\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0is\u00a0incorrect,\u00a0the\u00a0earlier\u00a0CPIO\u00a0to\u00a0showcause\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0penalty\u00a0should\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0imposed\u00a0upon\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>him\u00a0for\u00a0malafide\u00a0denial\u00a0 of\u00a0information\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant.\u00a0The\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0reach\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a030\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>September,\u00a02010.\u00a0The\u00a0present\u00a0PIO\u00a0may\u00a0forward\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0Order\u00a0\u00a0containing\u00a0the\u00a0showcause\u00a0notice\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>then\u00a0PIO\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0his\u00a0submissions\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0Commission.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">7.       The\u00a0complaint\u00a0is\u00a0disposed\u00a0of\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0above\u00a0directions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">                                                                                            \u00a0(Annapurna\u00a0Dixit)<br \/>\n                                                                                    Information\u00a0Commissioner<br \/>\nAuthenticated\u00a0true\u00a0copy:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">\n<p>(G.Subramanian)<br \/>\nDeputy\u00a0Registrar<\/p>\n<p>Cc:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">1.       Shri\u00a0Arun\u00a0Kumar<br \/>\n         H.No.331\/13,\u00a0Mohit\u00a0Nagar<br \/>\n         Dehradun\u00a0248\u00a0006<br \/>\n         Uttarakhand<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">2.       The\u00a0PIO<br \/>\n         Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0Information\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Broadcasting<br \/>\n         &#8216;A&#8217;\u00a0Wing,\u00a0Shastri\u00a0Bhawan<br \/>\n         New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">3.       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