{"id":47350,"date":"2011-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-vinod-kumar-dubey-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-22-june-2011"},"modified":"2015-09-26T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T11:03:35","slug":"mr-vinod-kumar-dubey-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-22-june-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-vinod-kumar-dubey-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-22-june-2011","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Vinod Kumar Dubey vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 22 June, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Vinod Kumar Dubey vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 22 June, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                         In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                       at\n                                                New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                         File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2010\/001324\n\n\n\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing     :\u00a0\u00a0June\u00a022,\u00a02011\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision:\u00a0\u00a0June\u00a022,\u00a02011\n\n\nParties:\n\n           Applicant\n\n           Mr.\u00a0Vinod\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Dubey,\n           S\/o\u00a0Shri.\u00a0Vishvanath\u00a0Dubey,\n           Gram\u00ad\u00a0Gaurjitpur,\u00a0Post\u00adNewas,\n           Distt\u00ad\u00a0Gorakhpur,\u00a0UP\n\n           The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0present\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hearing.\n\n           Respondent\n\n           Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0External\u00a0Affairs\n           Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office\n           Behind\u00a0RBI,\u00a0Vipin\u00a0Khand,\u00a0\n           Gomti\u00a0Nagar,\n           Lucknow\u00a0\u00ad\u00a0226010\n\n\n\n           Represented\u00a0by: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Roy\u00a0Chaudhari,\u00a0Advocate\u00a0for\u00a0RPO,\u00a0Lucknow\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\/C\/2010\/001324\n\n\n                                                           ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    1. The \u00a0 Applicant \u00a0 filed \u00a0 an \u00a0 RTI \u00a0 application \u00a0 dt.02\u00ad06\u00ad2010 \u00a0 with \u00a0 the \u00a0 PIO, \u00a0 Regional \u00a0 Passport \u00a0 Office,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Lucknow,\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0submitted\u00a0an\u00a0application\u00a0for\u00a0Passport\u00a0on\u00a004\u00ad1\u00ad2010\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0till\u00a0date\u00a0no\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Passport\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0issued.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0reasons\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0the\u00a0\u00a0Passport\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         issued\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0The\u00a0Commission\u00a0issued\u00a0a\u00a0notice\u00a0on\u00a004\u00ad03\u00ad2011,\u00a0\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Petition\u00a0received\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         from\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0dt.28\u00ad07\u00ad2010,\u00a0directing\u00a0the\u00a0PIO\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0cause\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         by \u00a0 15\u00ad04\u00ad2011.as \u00a0 to \u00a0 why \u00a0 penalty \u00a0 should \u00a0 not \u00a0 be \u00a0 imposed \u00a0 upon \u00a0 him \u00a0 for \u00a0 not \u00a0 replying \u00a0 to \u00a0 the \u00a0 RTI\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Application \u00a0 The \u00a0 Commission \u00a0 received \u00a0 a \u00a0 letter \u00a0 dt. \u00a0 Nil \u00a0 from \u00a0 the \u00a0 Passport \u00a0 Office \u00a0 stating \u00a0 that \u00a0 \u00a0 in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         compliance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Commission&#8217;s\u00a0Order,\u00a0dt.\u00a004\u00ad03\u00ad2011,\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0requested\u00a0vide\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         letter\u00a0dt.04\u00ad04\u00ad2011,\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0affidavit\u00a0regarding\u00a0old\u00a0Passport\u00a0file\u00a0for\u00a0disposal\u00a0of\u00a0case\u00a0file.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         also\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Passport\u00a0application\u00a0file\u00a0is\u00a0only\u00a0pending\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0want\u00a0of\u00a0fresh\u00a0affidavit\u00a0regarding\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         old\u00a0Passport\u00a0application\u00a0file\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0yet\u00a0furnished\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant.<\/p>\n<p>    2. In \u00a0 response \u00a0 to \u00a0 a \u00a0 complaint \u00a0 filed \u00a0 by \u00a0 the\u00a0 Appellant \u00a0 after\u00a0 receiving \u00a0 the\u00a0 PIO&#8217;s\u00a0 relpy\u00a0 of \u00a0 4.4.11,\u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Commission\u00a0scheduled\u00a0a\u00a0hearing\u00a0on\u00a020&#8211;6\u00ad2011\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0and\u00a0invited\u00a0both\u00a0parties\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         present\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hearing\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0subsequently\u00a0postponed\u00a0to\u00a022\u00ad6\u00ad2011.<\/p>\n<p>Decision<\/p>\n<p>    3. During\u00a0the\u00a0hearing,\u00a0the\u00a0Respondent\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant\u00a0was\u00a0asked\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         affidavit\u00a0since\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0filled\u00a0in\u00a0 \u00a0Column\u00a0number\u00a011\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0application\u00a0form\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         which\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0clear\u00a0whether\u00a0he(the\u00a0Complainant)\u00a0\u00a0had\u00a0applied\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0passport\u00a0earlier\u00a0or\u00a0not.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Complainant\u00a0was\u00a0therefore\u00a0asked\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0an\u00a0affidavit\u00a0confirming\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0applied\u00a0for\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         a\u00a0passport\u00a0earlier.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0Appellant\u00a0however\u00a0maintained\u00a0his\u00a0position\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0applied\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Passport\u00a0earlier\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0suggestion\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0PIO,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0filed\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0affidavit\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\n            Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office\u00a0on\u00a012\u00ad05\u00ad2011\u00a0by\u00a0speed\u00a0post.\u00a0At\u00a0this\u00a0stage,\u00a0the\u00a0Respondent\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>           normally\u00a0takes\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a02\u00a0months\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0linking\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0affidavit\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0file,\u00a0after\u00a0which\u00a0the\u00a0Passport\u00a0is\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>           issued.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      4. After\u00a0hearing\u00a0both\u00a0sides\u00a0and\u00a0having\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0submitted\u00a0the\u00a0affidavit\u00a0as\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>           requested,\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0\u00a0strongly\u00a0recommends\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0affidavit\u00a0is\u00a0acceptable\u00a0,\u00a0the\u00a0Passport\u00a0be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>           issued\u00a0by\u00a015\u00ad08\u00ad2011.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      5.   The\u00a0appeal\u00a0is\u00a0accordingly\u00a0disposed\u00a0off.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                    (Annapurna\u00a0Dixit)<br \/>\n                                                                                           Information\u00a0Commissioner<br \/>\nAuthenticated\u00a0true\u00a0copy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(G.Subramanian)<br \/>\nDeputy\u00a0Registrar<\/p>\n<p>Cc:\n<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Vinod\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Dubey,<br \/>\n            S\/o\u00a0Shri.\u00a0Vishvanath\u00a0Dubey,<br \/>\n            Gram\u00ad\u00a0Gaurjitpur,\u00a0Post\u00adNewas,<br \/>\n            Distt\u00ad\u00a0Gorakhpur,\u00a0UP<\/p>\n<p>2.         The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer<br \/>\n           Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0External\u00a0Affairs<br \/>\n           Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office<br \/>\n           Behind\u00a0RBI,\u00a0Vipin\u00a0Khand,\u00a0Gomti\u00a0Nagar,<br \/>\n           Lucknow\u00a0\u00ad\u00a0226010<\/p>\n<p>3.         Officer\u00a0in\u00a0charge,\u00a0NIC\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Information Commission Mr.Vinod Kumar Dubey vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 22 June, 2011 In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0 at New\u00a0Delhi File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2010\/001324 Date\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0June\u00a022,\u00a02011 Date\u00a0of\u00a0Decision:\u00a0\u00a0June\u00a022,\u00a02011 Parties: Applicant Mr.\u00a0Vinod\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Dubey, S\/o\u00a0Shri.\u00a0Vishvanath\u00a0Dubey, Gram\u00ad\u00a0Gaurjitpur,\u00a0Post\u00adNewas, Distt\u00ad\u00a0Gorakhpur,\u00a0UP The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0present\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hearing. Respondent Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0External\u00a0Affairs Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office Behind\u00a0RBI,\u00a0Vipin\u00a0Khand,\u00a0 Gomti\u00a0Nagar, Lucknow\u00a0\u00ad\u00a0226010 Represented\u00a0by: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Roy\u00a0Chaudhari,\u00a0Advocate\u00a0for\u00a0RPO,\u00a0Lucknow Information\u00a0Commissioner :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit ___________________________________________________________________ In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0 at New\u00a0Delhi File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2010\/001324 ORDER Background \u00a0 1. 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