Bijay Charak
Jammu, Feb 19 : The State Information Commissioner (SIC) today directed Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Jammu to furnish information sought by information seeker, submit before the commission within a month. As per order issued by SIC, Jammu Dr SK Sharma to ADC Jammu, one Rashu Kanna residents of Subash Nagar had sought four queries on July 10, 2013 under RTI Act 2009, but the PIO provided him in-complete information, during the hearing of case held today at State Information Commission, Jammu The SIC directed the PIO to comply the order within a month. As per Commission's ruling the commission had directed the ADC Jammu to provide information of two queries which are still pending include (copy of complaint filed by Charn Dass S/o Kirpa Ram on the basis of which commission comprising of Revenue officer/officer's was constituted on March 27, 2001 Khasra number 355) and (Khasra number situated at uppar Thather presently named Karan Vihar, Jammu and copy of commission report on March 27, 2001 constituted under supervision of Naib- Tehsildar, Jammu Khasra on application filed by Charan Dass, Khasra number 355 and 373 situated at upper Thather presently named Karan Vihar).
In this regard, the commission received an appeal of appellant issued notice to ADC and Tehsildar Jammu.
The matter was listened on hearing Feb 6, 2014; Tehsildar Jammu informed the information seeker under vide office letter number TJ/PIO/RTI/13-14/294, that as per office record, no commission for demarcation of land under khasra number 355 and 373 of village Thather was constituted by his office.
On the hearing Tehsildar Jammu in his counter statement submitted that the information relating to said queries is not forthcoming as the relevant record is not available in his office.
The appellant submitted before the commission that a commission comprising of revenue officer/ officer's was constituted on March 27, 2001 with respect to Khasra number 355 and 373 situated at upper Thather presently known as Karan Vihar, and also produced a document in support of his contention. Thus, it is evident from the factual matrix of matter in hand that a commission as submitted by appellant was constituted, whereas its report is not forthcoming from the office record available with the revenue department, and as such matter needs to be inquired into in order to trace the relevant report so that the information sought by the information seeker be provided by him. |
