Appeal Nos. CIC/BS/A/2016/901517-BJ + CIC/BS/A/2016/901254-BJ. Case: Badal Satapathy Vs The CPIO, DCIT (OSD)(Inv.-1) and Ors.. Central Information Commission

Case NumberAppeal Nos. CIC/BS/A/2016/901517-BJ + CIC/BS/A/2016/901254-BJ
JudgesBimal Julka, Information Commissioner
IssueRight To Information Act, 2005 - Sections 6(3), 8(1), 8(1)(j)
Judgement DateApril 10, 2017
CourtCentral Information Commission

Court Information Central Information Commission Cases
Judgment Date 10-Apr-2017
Party Details Badal Satapathy Vs The CPIO, DCIT (OSD)(Inv.-1) and Ors.
Case No Appeal Nos. CIC/BS/A/2016/901517-BJ + CIC/BS/A/2016/901254-BJ
Judges Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner
Acts Right To Information Act, 2005 - Sections 6(3), 8(1), 8(1)(j)

Decision

Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner

FACTS: 1. The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information on 08 points regarding the details about the data security/sharing policies practiced by the income Tax Department, and the grounds on which the financial details filed by an Assessee could be made available to a third party/public, grounds on which information pertaining to his ITR details for the Financial Years 2005 to 2011 were downloaded on 19.06.2012 by the owner of USER IDs (U150223 and U153179) and shared with a third party, Lipipuspa Rozalina without his consent, does the above mentioned activity attract penal provisions under Indian Penal Code/IT Act, 1961, the details of the official owners of aforementioned USER IDs and issues related thereto.

2. The DCIT (OSD)(Inv. I) & CPIO vide its letter dated 06.01.2016 transferred the RTI Application to the CPIO, O/o the DGIT(Systems), New Delhi under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005. thereafter the CPIO/ADIT(s)-5 vide is letter dated 14.01.2016 transferred the RTI application to the CPIO, O/o. the ADG(Systems)-3. Subsequently, the CPIO for Addl. DGIT(S)-3 vide its letter dated 15.02.2016 transferred the application to the CPIO to ADG(S)-1, New Delhi and ITO, Jeypore. The CPIO (DDIT (Systems)-I(1)) vide its letter dated 03.03.2016 transferred the RTI application to the CPIO, O/o the CIT-TDS, Ghaziabad. Dissatisfied by the response of the CPIO, the Appellant approached the FAA. The FAA vide its order dated 12.02.2016 transferred the First Appeal to the O/o ADG (Systems)-3, Ghaziabad for taking further necessary action. Thereafter, the CPIO for Addl. DGIT(S)-3, New Delhi vide its letter dated 23.03.2016 transferred the First Appeal to the CPIO to ADG(S)-1, New Delhi and ITO, Ward-Jeypore.

HEARING:

Facts emerging during the hearing:

3. The following were present:

Appellant: Mr. Badal Satapathy (M: M: 9438071533) through VC;

Respondent: Mr. Chetan R., DDIT(S) (M: 9013850077) and Mr. Nitin G. Ramtekkar, ITO(S)-3 (M: 9013851468) in person; [Mr. Vinay Kumar Sharma, Inspector, Ghaziabad (M: 9013854631) and Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Inspector, Ghaziabad (M: 9968300214) arrived late] and Mr. Suradip...

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