Ram Prasad Pal v. Indian Army

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CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

बाबा गंगनाथ माग

Baba Gangnath Marg

मिु नरका, नई दली- 110067 Munirka, New Delhi-110067 File no.: CIC/IARMY/A/2019/148483 In the matter of:

Ram Prasad Pal

Central Public Information Officer Sena Chikitsa Corps Abhilekh Karyalaya, Army Medical Corps Record Office, Pin 900450, C/O 56 APO

...Respondent

The following were present:

Appellant: Heard over phone

Respondent: Lt. Col P Ashok, PIO, heard over phone

Information Sought:

The appellant has not sought any specific information, but has made a request

for redressal of his grievance with regard to timely promotion to the post Naib

Subedar.

Grounds for Second Appeal

The CPIO has stated that redressal of grievances is out of the purview of RTI

Act.

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Submissions made by Appellant and Respondent during Hearing:

The appellant submitted that he is not satisfied with the reply of the CPIO as the desired information was not provided to him.

The CPIO submitted that an appropriate reply was given to the appellant on

22.01.2019.

Observations:

From a perusal of the relevant case records, it is noted that the appellant through his RTI application did not seek any information but has rather raised a grievance regarding his timely promotion to the post of Naib Subedar. The CPIO in his reply had rightly replied that redressal of grievances is out of the purview of the RTI Act. The appellant should note that any such issue should be raised separately in an administrative manner with the concerned organisation and not through the RTI Act, unless it is in the form of seeking information as the core work of the Commission is to ensure dissemination of available information.

Decision:

In view of the above, the Commission does not find any infirmity in the reply of the CPIO and hence there is no scope of any intervention in the matter. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.

Vanaja N. Sarna (वनजा एन. सरना)

Information Commissioner (सूचनाआयु)

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A.K. Assija (ऐ.के. असीजा)

Dy. Registrar (उप-पंजीयक)

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