{"id":58885,"date":"2011-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-smita-atal-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-1-february-2011"},"modified":"2016-04-12T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T07:05:59","slug":"ms-smita-atal-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-1-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-smita-atal-vs-ministry-of-external-affairs-on-1-february-2011","title":{"rendered":"Ms.Smita Atal vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 1 February, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Ms.Smita Atal vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 1 February, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                        In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0\n                                                      at\n                                                New\u00a0Delhi\n\n                                                                           File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2010\/001421\n\nDate\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a01,\u00a02011\n\nDate\u00a0of\u00a0Decision :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a01,\u00a02011\n\n\nParties:\n\n           Applicant\n\n           Ms.Smita\u00a0Atal\n           W\/o\u00a0Shri\u00a0Krishna\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Atal\n           R\/o\u00a044,\u00a0Sant\u00a0Nagar\n           Ujjain\u00a0456\u00a0010\n           Madhya\u00a0Pradesh\n\n           The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0present\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0hearing.\n\n           Respondents\n\n           The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer\n           Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office\n           Gangotri\u00a0Complex\n           2nd\u00a0Floor,\u00a0T.T.Nagar\n           Bhopal\u00a0462\u00a0003\n\n           Represented\u00a0by\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0Smt.Waghela,\u00a0PIO\u00a0and\u00a0Shri\u00a0Sunil\u00a0Singh,\u00a0UDC\u00a0at\u00a0NIC\u00a0Studio,\u00a0Bhopal\n\n\n\n\nInformation\u00a0Commissioner     :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Annapurna\u00a0Dixit\n___________________________________________________________________\n\n\n                                               Decision\u00a0Notice\n\n\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\/C\/2010\/001421\n\n\n                                                                   ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>1.       The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0filed\u00a0an\u00a0RTI\u00a0application\u00a0dt.15.9.10\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0PIO,\u00a0RPO,\u00a0Bhopal.\u00a0\u00a0She\u00a0 \u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0her\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         passport\u00a0had\u00a0expired\u00a0on\u00a025.8.10\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0three\u00a0months\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0expiry\u00a0date,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0requested\u00a0for\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         reissue\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0passport.\u00a0 \u00a0She\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0reasons\u00a0for\u00a0delay\u00a0in\u00a0reissuing\u00a0the\u00a0passport\u00a0and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         names\u00a0of\u00a0officials\u00a0responsible\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0delay\u00a0and\u00a0action\u00a0taken\u00a0against\u00a0them.\u00a0\u00a0Smt.\u00a0L.K.Waghela,\u00a0PIO\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         replied \u00a0 on \u00a0 22.9.10 \u00a0 stating\u00a0 that\u00a0 the\u00a0 passport\u00a0 bearing\u00a0 No.J\u00ad1430492\u00a0 dt.17.9.10\u00a0 was\u00a0 issued\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Applicant.\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0 \u00a0filed\u00a0a\u00a0complaint\u00a0dt.30.9.10\u00a0before\u00a0CIC\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         been\u00a0provided\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Decision<\/p>\n<p>2.       During\u00a0the\u00a0hearing,\u00a0the\u00a0Respondents\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant\u00a0had\u00a0written\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Appellate\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Authority\u00a0after\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0filed\u00a0 \u00a0the\u00a0complaint\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0 \u00a0compliance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Appellate\u00a0Authority&#8217;s\u00a0order,\u00a0complete\u00a0information\u00a0was\u00a0provided\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Complainant\u00a0\u00a0on\u00a012.11.10.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.       Since \u00a0 there \u00a0 is \u00a0 no \u00a0 further \u00a0 complaint \u00a0 from \u00a0 the \u00a0 Complainant \u00a0 after \u00a0 receiving \u00a0 the \u00a0 information \u00a0 dated\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         12.11.10 \u00a0 \u00a0 the \u00a0 Commission \u00a0 assumes \u00a0 that \u00a0 she \u00a0 is \u00a0 satisfied \u00a0 with \u00a0 the \u00a0 information \u00a0 \u00a0 and \u00a0 accordingly\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         disposes\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0and\u00a0closes\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Commission&#8217;s\u00a0end.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                \u00a0(Annapurna\u00a0Dixit)<br \/>\n                                                                                                        Information\u00a0Commissioner<br \/>\nAuthenticated\u00a0true\u00a0copy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(G.Subramanian)<br \/>\nDeputy\u00a0Registrar<br \/>\n Cc:\n<\/p>\n<p>1.    Ms.Smita\u00a0Atal<br \/>\n      W\/o\u00a0Shri\u00a0Krishna\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Atal<br \/>\n      R\/o\u00a044,\u00a0Sant\u00a0Nagar<br \/>\n      Ujjain\u00a0456\u00a0010<br \/>\n      Madhya\u00a0Pradesh<\/p>\n<p>2.    The\u00a0Public\u00a0Information\u00a0Officer<br \/>\n      Regional\u00a0Passport\u00a0Office<br \/>\n      Gangotri\u00a0Complex<br \/>\n      2nd\u00a0Floor,\u00a0T.T.Nagar<br \/>\n      Bhopal\u00a0462\u00a0003<\/p>\n<p>3.    Officer\u00a0Incharge,\u00a0NIC\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Information Commission Ms.Smita Atal vs Ministry Of External Affairs on 1 February, 2011 In\u00a0the\u00a0Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\u00a0 at New\u00a0Delhi File\u00a0No:\u00a0CIC\/AD\/C\/2010\/001421 Date\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0Hearing :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a01,\u00a02011 Date\u00a0of\u00a0Decision :\u00a0\u00a0February\u00a01,\u00a02011 Parties: Applicant Ms.Smita\u00a0Atal W\/o\u00a0Shri\u00a0Krishna\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Atal R\/o\u00a044,\u00a0Sant\u00a0Nagar Ujjain\u00a0456\u00a0010 Madhya\u00a0Pradesh The\u00a0Applicant\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0present\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0hearing. 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