Case No: CIC/SS/A/2012/000106. Case: Shri Sridhar Srinivasan Vs Central Forensic Science Laboratory. Competition Commision of India
| Case Number | Case No: CIC/SS/A/2012/000106 |
| Judges | Sushma Singh, Information Commissioner |
| Issue | Right to Information Act, 2005 - Sections 6(3), 8(1), 8(1)(h) |
| Judgement Date | October 31, 2013 |
| Court | Competition Commision of India |
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Decision: Sushma Singh, Information Commissioner 1. Shri Sridhar Srinivasan hereinafter called the Appellant has filed the present appeal dated 04.08.2011 before the Commission against the Respondent namely Central Reserve Police Force. The matter was earlier fixed for hearing on 30.04.2012 but was adjourned on account of the non-appearance of the Respondent. In today's hearing the Appellant was not present whereas from the Respondent side Shri K.P. Satapathy (Assistant Director) Central Forensic Science Laboratory, 2. CPIO vide letter no: 1(98)/CFSL (H)/2010/5330 dated 4.01.2011 replied to the Appellant, informing him that the request of the Appellant cannot be accepted to since it is exempt under provisions of section 8(1) of the RTI Act, 2005. The CPIO sent a very comprehensive reply to the Appellant, informing the Appellant that the opinion in the case FIR No: 10/2007 of P.S. ATS Police Station, Mumbai had already been sent to the forwarding authority i.e. Dy. Commissioner of Police, ATS Mumbai on 10.09.2009. The CPIO explained that a copy of this report cannot be disclosed as it pertains to a criminal investigation. Whenever a crime investigating agency sends the exhibits of crime case to CFSL, Hyderabad for Scientific examination and report of the results of such examination, confidentiality is "inherently implicit" and that all such information must be protected from disclosure to provide the confidence necessary to law enforcement... |
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