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| SIC disposes off `disinterested' persons's appeal | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 10: As RTI information seeker who had moved to State Information Commission (SIC) with an appeal against Urban Local Bodies / MC Akhnoor did not appear before SIC during appeal hearings, SIC has disposed off the case calling information seeker disinterested person.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Atul Sudan R/O Kabir Colony Jammu filed an RTI application with the Public Information Officer (PIO)/Accounts Officer, Municipal Committee, Akhnoor on 07-04-2017 seeking following information:
a) Year wise details of various kinds of funds municipal committee got under various heads from year 2015 to 2017. b) The year wise detail of funds actually expended and activities undertaken during the aforesaid period. c) The year wise details of various kinds of repair, renovation works, white wash performed and amount spent on each (give information in complete break out). d) How many of above said works were done by tendering process and how many done by work orders with complete breakout of tendered and non-tendered works and who were the people to whom the works were allotted whether tendered or non-tendered. e) How much revenue was generated by the municipal committee Akhnoor from year 2015 to 2017? f) How much of the above said revenue has been utilized by the municipal committee till now. g) What kind of works has been done utilizing the above said fund with complete detail. h) Details of total number of daily wager or temporary employees engaged and on whose recommendation or order and their detail date of joining and qualification.
Information seeker was not satisfied with the reply furnished by the PIO and hence he filed 1st appeal on 29-05-2017 with the First Appellate Authority (FAA). The FAA directed the PIO to provide complete information to the applicant. However, the PIO again furnished the same information. Aggrieved with the said incomplete information the applicant filed this appeal before the State Information Commission (SIC).
The case was listed for hearing on 09-01-2018. The hearing was attended by Manpreet Kaur Deputy Director/ First Appellate Authority (FAA) Directorate of Urban Local Bodies Jammu and Gharu Ram, Executive Officer/PIO Municipal Committee Akhnoor. The appellant did not appear. The PIO filed counter reply in the 2nd appeal and submitted that whatever information was available with his office has been provided to the appellant. The appeal was adjourned and the appellant was granted an opportunity to appear before the Commission on next date of hearing as it could not be ascertained whether the appellant is satisfied with the reply or not provided by the PIO. The instant case again came up for hearing on 28-02-2017. The hearing was attended by the PIO, Urban Local Bodies Akhnoor. The appellant did not attend the hearing again.
SIC's order 28th Feb reads as:
"The appellant did not present himself before the SIC on consecutive dates of hearings to put forth his case nor filed any written statement. His continued absence indicates that either he has got the information from the PIO and is satisfied with the same or that he is not interested in pursuing his appeal any further before the SIC. The appeal is accordingly disposed of without any further order or direction" |
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