{"id":48286,"date":"2011-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-rakesh-kumar-bhargava-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-9-february-2011"},"modified":"2017-05-23T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T13:40:39","slug":"mr-rakesh-kumar-bhargava-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-9-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-rakesh-kumar-bhargava-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-9-february-2011","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Rakesh Kumar Bhargava vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 9 February, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.Rakesh Kumar Bhargava vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 9 February, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                       In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                     at\n                                               New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                           File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/000105\n\nDate\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a09,\u00a02011\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a09,\u00a02011\n\n\n\nParties:\n\n           Applicant\n\n           Shri\u00a0Rakesh\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Bhargav\n           Haveli\u00a0Ram\u00a0Niwas\n           Bhargava\u00a0Lane\n           Qutabpur\n           Rewari\u00a0123\u00a0401\n\n           The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0heard\u00a0through\u00a0audio\n\n           Respondents\n\n           Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office\n           Hudco,\u00a0Trikoot\u00ad3\n           Bhikaji\u00a0Cama\u00a0Place\n           R.K.Puram\n           New\u00a0Delhi\n\n           Represented\u00a0by\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0Shri\u00a0P.K.Dass,\u00a0APO\u00a0&amp;\u00a0APIO\u00a0and\u00a0Shri\u00a0Suresh\u00a0Tadav,\u00a0Asst.\n\n\n\n\nInformation\u00a0Commissioner              :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit\n___________________________________________________________________\n\n\n                                               Decision\u00a0Notice\n\n\nAs\u00a0given\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0decision\u00a0\n                       In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                            at\n                                                    New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                                         File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/000105\n\n\n\n                                                         ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>1.     The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0an\u00a0RTI\u00a0application\u00a0dt.18.5.10\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0PIO,\u00a0RPO,\u00a0New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0seeking\u00a0information\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       against\u00a09\u00a0points.\u00a0 \u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0applications\u00a0for\u00a0passports\u00a0which\u00a0have\u00a0 \u00a0been\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       received\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Rewari\u00a0passport\u00a0office\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0started\u00a0functioning\u00a0as\u00a0also\u00a0what\u00a0action\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       has\u00a0been\u00a0\u00a0taken\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0official\u00a0\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0charged\u00a0him\u00a0Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0extra\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0passport.\u00a0\u00a0Shri\u00a0Anurag\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Bhushan,\u00a0PIO\u00a0replied\u00a0on\u00a017.6.10\u00a0furnishing\u00a0point\u00a0wise\u00a0information.\u00a0\u00a0Not\u00a0satisfied\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0reply,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Applicant \u00a0 filed \u00a0 an \u00a0 appeal \u00a0 dt.20.7.10 \u00a0 with \u00a0 the \u00a0 Appellate \u00a0 Authority. \u00a0 \u00a0 Shri \u00a0 A.Manickam, \u00a0 Appellate\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Authority\u00a0vide\u00a0his\u00a0order\u00a0dt.13.8.10\u00a0while\u00a0upholding\u00a0the\u00a0decision\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0PIO,\u00a0however,\u00a0advised\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Applicant\u00a0to\u00a0seek\u00a0inspection\u00a0of\u00a0records.\u00a0 \u00a0Being\u00a0aggrieved\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0reply,\u00a0the\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0 \u00a0his\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       second\u00a0appeal\u00a0dt.21.10.10\u00a0before\u00a0CIC.\n<\/p>\n<p>Decision<\/p>\n<p>2.     During\u00a0the\u00a0hearing,\u00a0the\u00a0Respondents\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0against\u00a0point\u00a01\u00a0is\u00a0voluminous\u00a0and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       providing\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0almost\u00a0impossible\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0is\u00a0maintained\u00a0only\u00a0at\u00a0state\u00a0level.\u00a0\u00a0To\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       compile\u00a0 the\u00a0 information\u00a0 district\u00a0 wise,\u00a0one\u00a0has\u00a0to\u00a0 check\u00a0 each\u00a0 and\u00a0 every\u00a0file\u00a0of\u00a0 the\u00a0lakhs\u00a0 of\u00a0files\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       pertaining \u00a0 \u00a0 to \u00a0 Haryana \u00a0 State \u00a0 which \u00a0 would \u00a0 disproportionately \u00a0 divert \u00a0 the \u00a0 resources \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 Public\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Authority.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0Respondents\u00a0further\u00a0explained\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant&#8217;s\u00a0grievance\u00a0relates\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0wife&#8217;s\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       passport\u00a0which\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0issued\u00a0since\u00a0her\u00a0file\u00a0was\u00a0untraceable.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0passport\u00a0officer\u00a0had\u00a0\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       oversight\u00a0asked\u00a0for\u00a0Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0as\u00a0application\u00a0fees\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant&#8217;s\u00a0wife.\u00a0However,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       according\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0file\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0located\u00a0with\u00a0difficulty\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0additional\u00a0Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       paid\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0DD\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0encashed\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0lying\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0file.\u00a0He\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       would\u00a0be\u00a0returning\u00a0the\u00a0DD\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0Appellant,\u00a0however,\u00a0insisted\u00a0on\u00a0being\u00a0informed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       about \u00a0 the \u00a0 \u00a0 action \u00a0 taken \u00a0 against \u00a0 the \u00a0 official \u00a0 who\u00a0 had \u00a0 asked\u00a0 him \u00a0 to \u00a0 pay \u00a0 Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0 extra \u00a0 without\u00a0<br \/>\n          checking\u00a0the\u00a0records.\u00a0He\u00a0also\u00a0complained\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0furnished\u00a0point\u00a0wise\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         the\u00a0 \u00a0Respondent\u00a0is\u00a0misleading\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0 \u00a0by\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0for\u00a0Rewari\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         easily\u00a0retrieved\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0computerized\u00a0records.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.       The\u00a0Commission\u00a0after\u00a0hearing\u00a0the\u00a0submissions\u00a0by\u00a0both\u00a0sides,\u00a0directs\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0officer\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         the\u00a0DD\u00a0for\u00a0Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0and\u00a0advises\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0issue\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0as\u00a0promised\u00a0within\u00a015\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         days\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0date\u00a0of\u00a0hearing.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Appellant\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0informed\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0the\u00a0computerized\u00a0system\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         the \u00a0 passport \u00a0 office \u00a0 works \u00a0 \u00a0 which \u00a0 makes \u00a0 it \u00a0 nearly \u00a0 impossible \u00a0 to \u00a0 provide \u00a0 the \u00a0 details \u00a0 of \u00a0 passport\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         applications\u00a0received\u00a0only\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Rewari\u00a0passport\u00a0office.\u00a0 \u00a0This\u00a0information\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0provided\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         affidavit\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Appellant\u00a0may,\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0so\u00a0desires,\u00a0provide\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         specific\u00a0passport\u00a0Nos\u00a0and\u00a0File\u00a0Nos\u00a0so\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0enable\u00a0the\u00a0PIO\u00a0to\u00a0consider\u00a0disclosure\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0specific\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         information\u00a0required\u00a0by\u00a0him\u00a0(Appellant)\u00a0with\u00a0respect\u00a0to\u00a0those\u00a0passport\u00a0numbers\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0PIO\u00a0to\u00a0also\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         provide\u00a0information\u00a0against\u00a0point\u00a05\u00a0seeking\u00a0information\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0action\u00a0taken\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0official\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         charged\u00a0him\u00a0Rs.1000\/\u00ad\u00a0extra.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0entire\u00a0exercise\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0\u00a0completed\u00a0\u00a0by\u00a015.3.11\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         submit\u00a0a\u00a0compliance\u00a0report\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0by\u00a016.3.11.<\/p>\n<p>4.       The\u00a0appeal\u00a0is\u00a0disposed\u00a0of\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0above\u00a0directions.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                            \u00a0(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.       Shri\u00a0Rakesh\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Bhargav<br \/>\n         Haveli\u00a0Ram\u00a0Niwas<br \/>\n         Bhargava\u00a0Lane<br \/>\n         Qutabpur<br \/>\n         Rewari\u00a0123\u00a0401<\/p>\n<p>2.       The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer<br \/>\n         Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office<br \/>\n         Hudco,\u00a0Trikoot\u00ad3<br \/>\n         Bhikaji\u00a0Cama\u00a0Place<br \/>\n         R.K.Puram<br \/>\n      New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p>3.   The\u00a0Appellate\u00a0Authority<br \/>\n     Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0External\u00a0Affairs<br \/>\n     O\/o\u00a0the\u00a0Joint\u00a0Secretary\u00a0(CPV)<br \/>\n     Patiala\u00a0House\u00a0Annexe,\u00a0Tilak\u00a0Marg<br \/>\n     New\u00a0Delhi<\/p>\n<p>4.   Officer\u00a0Incharge,\u00a0NIC\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Information Commission Mr.Rakesh Kumar Bhargava vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 9 February, 2011 In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0 at New\u00a0Delhi File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/000105 Date\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a09,\u00a02011 Date\u00a0of\u00a0Decision :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a09,\u00a02011 Parties: Applicant Shri\u00a0Rakesh\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Bhargav Haveli\u00a0Ram\u00a0Niwas Bhargava\u00a0Lane Qutabpur Rewari\u00a0123\u00a0401 The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0heard\u00a0through\u00a0audio Respondents Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office Hudco,\u00a0Trikoot\u00ad3 Bhikaji\u00a0Cama\u00a0Place R.K.Puram New\u00a0Delhi Represented\u00a0by\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0Shri\u00a0P.K.Dass,\u00a0APO\u00a0&amp;\u00a0APIO\u00a0and\u00a0Shri\u00a0Suresh\u00a0Tadav,\u00a0Asst. Information\u00a0Commissioner :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit ___________________________________________________________________ Decision\u00a0Notice As\u00a0given\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0decision\u00a0 In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0 at New\u00a0Delhi File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/A\/2011\/000105 ORDER Background 1. 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