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2013 (12) TMI 320 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NEW DELHIImproper reply - Held that:- When the information sought by the applicant under the RTI Act and information provided by the CPIO in response to the RTI application are read together, it appears that the CPIO should have handled the application with the seriousness expected of him as a responsible Group A officer entrusted with the task of implementation of the provisions of the RTI Act - Regarding non-reply to an application, it is possible that CPIO could have genuinely missed them by an oversight, since these appear to be two identical applications addressed to different authorities but onus came on the CPIO, since the circular was issued by the section for which CPIO is responsible - The application, grounds of appeal and views expressed during the hearing, CPIO is directed to provide information for items A to D of the application, on the basis of files available on this subject, in his section; regarding E and F, he should transfer the relevant portions to the CPIOs concerned under intimation to the RTI applicant; regarding G, he should allow the RTI applicant to inspect (on a mutually convenient date) all the files, records, documents, correspondence, note sheets and registers relating to the information sought by him - Decided in favour of assessee.
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