Appeal No. CIC/WB/A/2006/00343. Case: Col. (Retd) Prakash Goswami Vs Dy. Commissioner, South Zone, MCD. Central Information Commission
| Case Number | Appeal No. CIC/WB/A/2006/00343 |
| Judges | Wajahat Habibullah, C.I.C. |
| Issue | Right to Information Act |
| Judgement Date | September 11, 2006 |
| Court | Central Information Commission |
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Decision: Wajahat Habibullah, C.I.C. Facts: 1. Col. Prakash Goswami of West Kidwai Nagar, 1. Number of unauthorized buildings with non compoundable deviation. 2. FAR of these buildings. 3. No. of buildings being misused for commercial/non-residential purposes. 4. Number of buildings under demolition, under court orders. 5. Buildings demolished/sealed so far. 2. To this application, he received a response on 17.11.05 stating, "The applicant has sought information from 1.1.86 till date i.e. for 19 years. It is not possible for this Department to supply the information asked for the last 19 years. He may ask for specific information about any specific property, so that the same may be supplied to him." In view of this appellant Shri P.Goswami vide letter of 9.12.05 modified his application seeking information only for 11 specific and identified properties in Niti Bagh clarifying that no personal details of owners/tenants are required but only the data as already requested in respect of these properties. This letter is stated on its top right to have been delivered by hand. No response was received and appeal was filed on 8.2.06 to the Appellate Authority, MCD South Zone enclosing copy of an order of the Hon''ble Supreme Court dated 16.4.96 (in WPC-587/1988) which gave directions to MCD on removal of jhuggies and unauthorized construction. On not receiving a response, appellant Col. Goswami has moved this second appeal. The matter was heard on 8.9.06. The following were present: 1. Col. Prakash Goswami 2. Appellate Authority Shri Parimal Rai, 3. D.C. (South) MCD was granted leave of absence in view of his wife''s illness. 3. Appellate Authority Shri Parimal Rai indicated that revised application of appellant dated 19.12.05 had not... |
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