File No. CIC/LS/C/2011/001787/BS/1561. Case: BSNL O/o General Manager Telecom District, Patel Nagar, Telephone Exchange, Dehradun and Mr. Chaturi Singh House No. 137, Tridev Suman Nagar, Ballupur Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Vs Public Information Officer BSNL O/o General Manager Telecom District, Patel Nagar, Telephone Exchange, Dehradun. Central Information Commission

Case NumberFile No. CIC/LS/C/2011/001787/BS/1561
JudgesBasant Seth, Information Commissioner
IssueRight to Information Act, 2005 - Sections 18, 19(3)
Judgement DateDecember 31, 2012
CourtCentral Information Commission

Decision:

Basant Seth, Information Commissioner

Facts arising from the Complaint:

1. The Complainant has filed a RTI application with the PIO on 03/03/2011 asking for certain information. On not having received any reply from the PIO within the mandated time, he approached the First Appellate Authority (FAA) by filing a First Appeal on 25/05/2011. However, it appears that the FAA has not passed any order and therefore, the Complainant has approached the Commission by filing a Complaint on 05/07/2011 received on 14/07/2011 under Section 18 of the RTI Act.

Decision Notice:

In view of the aforesaid, the instant matter is now remitted to the FAA to decide the matter in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act after perusing the relevant documents and giving all concerned parties an opportunity to be heard.

2. While deciding the matter, the FAA should examine whether any information was provided by the PIO within the mandated period and if provided, whether it was complete, relevant and correct. Where the FAA is satisfied that the information provided by the PIO is as per the records, the First Appeal shall...

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