Sunday, April 6, 2014

PIO must provide a readable copy

                                                  Central Information Commission
                           Appeal No.CIC/WB/A/2008/00423-SM dated 26-07-2007
                                  Right to Information Act-2005-Under Section (19)


Dated: 30 September 2009

Name of the Appellant:    Shri Deepak Verma
                                           R/o. WZ-347, Nangal Raya,
                                           Jail Road, New Delhi.

Name of  Public Authority:   CPIO, O/o  D.C.P.,
                                            South West District, New Delhi.

The Appellant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent the following were present:-
(i) Shri Vivek Kishore, Addl. DCP/SWD,
(ii) Shri Satya Prakash, Sub Inspector,
(iii) Shri Mandeep Singh Randhawa, ACP/Dwarka.

2. In this case, the Appellant had, in his application dated July 26, 2007, requested the DCP Southwest to inform him about the action taken on his letter dated March 7, 2006 regarding the sale of contaminated liquor at one of the L-2 vends of the Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation located at Rajnagar Palam, District South West. The CPIO replied on August 25, 2007 and informed him that the matter was pending enquiry and that he would be informed as soon as the enquiry was finalised. Not satisfied with this reply, he approached the first Appellate Authority on October 3, 2007. That authority disposed of his appeal in his order dated October 30, 2007 and directed the CPIO to provide him with a copy of the enquiry report which the CPIO complied with by sending a copy of that report. Still not satisfied, the Appellant has approached the CIC in second appeal.

3. During the hearing, both the parties were present and made their submissions. The Appellant submitted that the copy of the enquiry report provided to him in compliance with the orders of the Appellate Authority was illegible and could not be read. Truly, the copy of the report provided to him can hardly be read as it is dark and smudged at many places. In view of this, we direct the CPIO to provide to the Appellant within 10 working days from receipt of this order a legible typed copy of the enquiry report along with the copies of any other documents in their possession showing the action taken on the March 7, 2006 letter of the Appellant. If no other action had been taken on his letter other than the above inquiry, the CPIO shall clearly say so in his reply.

4. With the above direction, the appeal is disposed off.

5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner


Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this Commission.


(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar

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