{"id":45522,"date":"2011-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-mahatma-mahto-vs-government-of-nct-of-delhi-on-23-august-2011"},"modified":"2017-02-18T23:29:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T17:59:51","slug":"mr-mahatma-mahto-vs-government-of-nct-of-delhi-on-23-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-mahatma-mahto-vs-government-of-nct-of-delhi-on-23-august-2011","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Mahatma Mahto vs Government Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 August, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Mahatma Mahto vs Government Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 August, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                       In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                      at\n                                               New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                     File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/001638\n\n\n\n\nDate\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0August\u00a023,\u00a02011\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision :\u00a0\u00a0August\u00a023,\u00a02011\n\n\nParties:\n\n           Applicant\n\n           Shri\u00a0Mahatma\u00a0Mahto\n           R\/o\u00a066,\u00a0Palika\u00a0Gram\n           NDMC\u00a0Flats\n           Sarojini\u00a0Nagar\n           New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0110\u00a0023\n\n           The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0present\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0hearing\n\n\n           Respondents\n\n           New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Council\n           Law\u00a0Department\n           Palika\u00a0Kendra\n           New\u00a0Delhi\n\n           Represented\u00a0by\u00a0: Shri\u00a0M.M.Khan,\u00a0PIO\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Asst.\u00a0Law\u00a0Officer\n                                    Shri\u00a0Dharam\u00a0Pal,\u00a0AA\u00a0&amp;\u00a0L.O\n\n\n\n\n                   Information\u00a0Commissioner     :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit\n___________________________________________________________________\n                      In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                          at\n                                                  New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                                      File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/001638\n\n\n\n                                                       ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>1.     The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0an\u00a0RTI\u00a0Application\u00a0dt.Nil\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0PIO(Personnel),\u00a0NDMC\u00a0seeking\u00a0information\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       against\u00a0eight\u00a0points\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0following:<\/p>\n<p>       i)        List\u00a0 of \u00a0 cases\u00a0 in \u00a0 which\u00a0 appeal\u00a0 filed\u00a0 by\u00a0NDMC\u00a0with\u00a0 the\u00a0 prior\u00a0approval\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 competent \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       authority\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0details\u00a0of\u00a0time\u00a0taken\u00a0in\u00a0filling\u00a0appeal.<\/p>\n<p>       ii)       List\u00a0of\u00a0cases\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0appeal\u00a0filed\u00a0by\u00a0NDMC\u00a0without\u00a0approval\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0competent\u00a0authority \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       along\u00a0with\u00a0details\u00a0of\u00a0time\u00a0taken\u00a0in\u00a0filling\u00a0appeal.<\/p>\n<p>       Shri\u00a0M.M.Khan,\u00a0PIO,\u00a0Law\u00a0Department\u00a0replied\u00a0on\u00a023.3.11\u00a0providing\u00a0some\u00a0inormation.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0once\u00a0again\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       replied \u00a0 on\u00a0 13.4.11 \u00a0 advising \u00a0 the \u00a0Applicant\u00a0to\u00a0approach\u00a0the\u00a0Personnel\u00a0Department\u00a0for\u00a0 information\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       against\u00a0point\u00a07.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0an\u00a0appeal\u00a0dt.21.4.11\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0with\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       regard\u00a0to\u00a0point\u00a07\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0dispute\u00a0between\u00a0both\u00a0Law\u00a0and\u00a0Personnel\u00a0Departments.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0no\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       complete\u00a0information\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0provided\u00a0even\u00a0after\u00a0elapse\u00a0of\u00a0 \u00a0considerable\u00a0amount\u00a0of\u00a0time.\u00a0 \u00a0Shri\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Dharam\u00a0Pal,\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority\u00a0replied\u00a0on\u00a025.5.11\u00a0explaining\u00a0the\u00a0role\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0Departments\u00a0(Law\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       and\u00a0Personnel).\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Being\u00a0aggrieved\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0reply,\u00a0the\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0appeal\u00a0dt.17.6.11\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       before\u00a0CIC\u00a0raising\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0issues:\n<\/p>\n<p>       i)        NDMC\u00a0has\u00a0designated\u00a0subordinate\u00a0staff\u00a0of\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Director\/Deputy\u00a0Law\u00a0Officer\u00a0and\u00a0Section\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Officer\u00a0Level\u00a0as\u00a0PIO\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Directors\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0First\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       ii)       The\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority\u00a0has\u00a0neither\u00a0provided\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0of\u00a0personal\u00a0hearing,\u00a0nor\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       has \u00a0 directed \u00a0 the \u00a0 concerned \u00a0 PIO\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 Personnel\u00a0 department\u00a0 to \u00a0 provide\u00a0 the\u00a0 information\u00a0 sought\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       against\u00a0points\u00a05\u00a0to\u00a08.\n<\/p>\n<p>       iii)      No \u00a0 date \u00a0 has \u00a0 been \u00a0 mentioned \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 letters \u00a0 of \u00a0 Law \u00a0 Department \u00a0 as \u00a0 to \u00a0 when \u00a0 the \u00a0 RTI\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       application\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0transferred\u00a0by\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Personnel\u00a0Department.<\/p>\n<p>Decision\n<\/p>\n<p> 2.       During \u00a0 the \u00a0 hearing, \u00a0 the \u00a0 Appellant \u00a0 submitted \u00a0 that \u00a0 he \u00a0 had \u00a0 filed \u00a0 the\u00a0 RTI\u00a0 application \u00a0 only\u00a0 with \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Personnel\u00a0Department\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0no\u00a0information\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0received\u00a0from\u00a0them\u00a0except\u00a0against\u00a0point\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         which\u00a0was\u00a0provided\u00a0vide\u00a0letter\u00a0dt.31.5.11.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Cell\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         submit\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0appeal\u00a0filed\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0CIC,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0informed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Cell\u00a0would\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         receive\u00a0only\u00a0RTI\u00a0applications\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0appeals\u00a0filed\u00a0before\u00a0CIC\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0handed\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         the\u00a0concerned\u00a0officer\u00a0directly.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0Respondents\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Law\u00a0Department\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         received \u00a0 the \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 Application \u00a0 from \u00a0 the \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 Cell \u00a0 and \u00a0 the \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 application \u00a0 was \u00a0 transferred \u00a0 to \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Personnel\u00a0Department\u00a0by\u00a0them\u00a0on\u00a010.3.11\u00a0for\u00a0providing\u00a0information\u00a0pertaining\u00a0to\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<p>3.       The\u00a0Commission\u00a0after\u00a0hearing\u00a0the\u00a0submissions\u00a0of\u00a0both\u00a0sides\u00a0\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0against\u00a0points\u00a05\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         and\u00a06\u00a0are\u00a0yet\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0provided\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Personnel\u00a0Department\u00a0(as\u00a0per\u00a0the\u00a0Law\u00a0Department&#8217;s\u00a0submission)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         and\u00a0accordingly\u00a0directs\u00a0the\u00a0PIO(Personnel)\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0by\u00a025.9.11.<\/p>\n<p>4.       The\u00a0Commission\u00a0also\u00a0directs\u00a0the\u00a0Chairperson,\u00a0NDMC\u00a0to\u00a0issue\u00a0directions\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Cell\u00a0to\u00a0receive\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         the\u00a0copies\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0appeals\u00a0filed\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0CIC\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Appellants\u00a0so\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0concerned\u00a0officers\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         get\u00a0sufficient\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0respond\u00a0to\u00a0them.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>5.       The\u00a0undersigned\u00a0 \u00a0also\u00a0recommends\u00a0u\/s\u00a025(5)\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Act\u00a0 \u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Chairperson,\u00a0NDMC\u00a0ensure\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         that\u00a0only\u00a0those\u00a0officers\u00a0who\u00a0 \u00a0are\u00a0either\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0rank\u00a0of\u00a0 \u00a0Under\u00a0Secretary\u00a0 \u00a0or\u00a0above\u00a0this\u00a0rank\u00a0are\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         designated\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0CPIO\u00a0and\u00a0PIOs.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0name\u00a0and\u00a0designation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0CPIOs\/PIOs\u00a0 \u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         intimated\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a030.9.11\u00a0.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>6.       The\u00a0Commission\u00a0directs\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0PIOs\u00a0of\u00a0Law\u00a0Department\u00a0and\u00a0Personnel\u00a0Department\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0cause\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0penalties\u00a0should\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0imposed\u00a0upon\u00a0them\u00a0for\u00a0not\u00a0providing\u00a0information\u00a0on\u00a0time\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         for\u00a0providing\u00a0incomplete\u00a0information,\u00a0seemingly\u00a0with\u00a0intentions\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0malafide.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0directed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         to\u00a0submit\u00a0their\u00a0\u00a0written\u00a0responses\u00a0separately\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a030.9.11.<\/p>\n<p>7.       The\u00a0appeal\u00a0is\u00a0disposed\u00a0of\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0above\u00a0directions.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                             (Annapurna\u00a0Dixit)<br \/>\n                                                                                                    Information\u00a0Commissioner<br \/>\nAuthenticated\u00a0true\u00a0copy\u00a0<br \/>\n (G.Subramanian)<br \/>\nDeputy\u00a0Registrar<\/p>\n<p>Cc:\n<\/p>\n<p>1.      Shri\u00a0Mahatma\u00a0Mahto<br \/>\n        R\/o\u00a066,\u00a0Palika\u00a0Gram<br \/>\n        NDMC\u00a0Flats<br \/>\n        Sarojini\u00a0Nagar<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0110\u00a0023<\/p>\n<p>2.      The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Council<br \/>\n        Law\u00a0Department<br \/>\n        Palika\u00a0Kendra<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p>3.      The\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Council<br \/>\n        Law\u00a0Department<br \/>\n        Palika\u00a0Kendra<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p>4.      The\u00a0Chairperson<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Council<br \/>\n        Palika\u00a0Kendra<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p>5.      The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Council<br \/>\n        Personnel\u00a0Department<br \/>\n        Palika\u00a0Kendra<br \/>\n        New\u00a0Delhi\n<\/p>\n<p> 6.        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