{"id":90680,"date":"2010-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-a-k-satpathy-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-30-april-2010"},"modified":"2016-02-19T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T08:14:41","slug":"mr-a-k-satpathy-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-30-april-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-a-k-satpathy-vs-ministry-of-railways-on-30-april-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mr.A K Satpathy vs Ministry Of Railways on 30 April, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Central Information Commission<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.A K Satpathy vs Ministry Of Railways on 30 April, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>                                                  Central\u00a0Information\u00a0Commission\n\n                                       \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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CIC\u00a0\/\u00a0AD\u00a0\/A\/\u00a02010\/\u00a0000087\n                               \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\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\u00a0Dated\u00a0April\u00a030,\u00a02010\n\n\n         Name\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Applicant                        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shri\u00a0A.K.\u00a0Satpathy\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Name\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Authority\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\u00a0South\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Railway,\u00a0Kolkata\n\n\n         Background<\/pre>\n<p>1.                  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The\u00a0Appellant\u00a0furnished\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0grounds\u00a0for\u00a0appeal\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Commission:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>           a)                     The\u00a0Respondents\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0relying\u00a0on\u00a0different\u00a0exemption\u00a0clauses\u00a0at\u00a0different\u00a0points\u00a0of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          time\u00a0just\u00a0to\u00a0deny\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0information.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>     b)   Denial\u00a0under\u00a0Section\u00a08(1)(e)\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Act\u00a02005\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0tenable\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0been\u00a0passed\u00a0on\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          to\u00a0higher\u00a0authorities\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0SDGM,\u00a0with\u00a0whom,\u00a0as\u00a0per\u00a0the\u00a0submission\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0PIO\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0is\u00a0available\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          fiduciary\u00a0capacity.\u00a0\u00a0When\u00a0a\u00a0responsible\u00a0Government\u00a0officer\u00a0authors\u00a0a\u00a0document\u00a0about\u00a0another\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0course\u00a0of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          their\u00a0duties\u00a0then\u00a0the\u00a0document\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0private\u00a0document\u00a0(as\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0trust\u00a0reposed\u00a0upon\u00a0another\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          person\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0private\u00a0person)\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0exempted\u00a0from\u00a0disclosure\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0confidential.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          present\u00a0incumbent\u00a0therefore\u00a0cannot\u00a0hold\u00a0the\u00a0document\u00a0passed\u00a0on\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0predecessor\u00a0in\u00a0&#8216;trust&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>     c)   As\u00a0for\u00a0reliance\u00a0on\u00a0Section\u00a08(1)\u00a0(g)\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RTI\u00a0Act,\u00a02005,\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0remotely\u00a0connected\u00a0with\u00a0law\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          enforcement\u00a0activity\u00a0or\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0security\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0source\u00a0of\u00a0information\u00a0is\u00a0already\u00a0known\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>5.        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