TMI Blog2013 (3) TMI 78X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Personnel and Training, though very belatedly - Held that:- As far as the Appellate Authority is concerned, he was wrong in not giving an opportunity of hearing to the Appellant when he had asked for it specifically. The CPIO in the office of the Establishment Officer had provided some information to the Appellant but had not given access to the file noting in the said file, thus without the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... heir submissions. 3. In his RTI application, the Appellant had sought, in all, four items of information relating to the appointment of the Indirect Tax Ombudsman. The CPIO of the Cabinet Secretariat had transferred his RTI application to his counterpart in the office of the Establishment Officer in the Department of Personnel and Training, though very belatedly. It appears the CPIO in the offic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... within five days of receiving it as per the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Consequently, the Appellant received the information much beyond the stipulated period of 30 days. This renders the CPIO concerned liable for imposition of penalty as per the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. However, before ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The CPIO in the office of the Establishment Officer had provided some information to the Appellant but had not given access to the file noting in the said file. The Appellant submits that without the file noting, it is not clear to him what action the authorities had taken on his complaint. No reason has been assigned for not showing the file noting or for not giving it to the Appellant. We do not ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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