TMI Blog2019 (6) TMI 1309X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oes not find any substantive material on record in support of his claim. Moreover, Appellant has also not availed the opportunity of hearing to plead his case and mere claim of corruption or human rights violation is not adequate to attract the proviso to Section 24(1) of RTI Act. Appeal disposed off. - File No : CIC/CBRUI/A/2017/156884/SD - - - Dated:- 8-5-2019 - Mr Divya Prakash Sinha, Information Commissioner For The Appellant : Not present For The Respondent : R.S. Shekhawat, Dy. SP Rep. of CPIO, Central Bureau of Investigation, Jaipur present through VC ORDER Information sought : The Appellant sought details of action taken on the comp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... A/2013/001051/RM; CIC/SM/A/2011/001808 2916 dated 31.07.2012. He furthermore added that the Appellant has been persistently filing the Complaints against one officer of IOCL since year 2012. Decision Commission observes that the reliance placed by CPIO on the earlier decisions of the coordinate benches to substantiate the view that CBI is only obliged to provide information relating to allegation of corruption against its own employees does not hold good. In this regard, reference shall be had of a recent judgment of Hon ble Delhi High Court in the matter of CPIO, Intelligence Bureau Vs Sanjiv Chaturvedi [W.P.(C) 5521/2016 CM No. 23078/2016] dated 23.08.2017, wherein the following was held: ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... elligence Bureau is squarely applicable to the case of CBI also. A copy of this order is marked to the Director, CBI reiterating the following advice issued in two earlier orders in File No. CIC/CBRUI/A/2017/180556/SD and CIC/CBRUI/A/2017/180749/SD dated 29.04.2019 on the aforesaid issue: Further, Commission finds that the incorrect connotation ascribed by the CPIO to the proviso to Section 24(1) of RTI Act that it is only applicable to cases involving CBI s own employees may result in gross violation of the provisions of RTI Act by the Respondent office in future. In this regard, a copy of this order is marked to the Director, CBI advising him to appreciate the necessity of sensitizing their CPIOs re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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