RTI Activist demand probe against State Information Commisison's Officer

Inordinate Delay Of  7 Months In Posting Complaint

RTI Activist demand probe against SIC’s officer

Jammu, 22/Feb/2013: RTI activist Raman Sharma has demanded action against the responsible officer of the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission for unnecessary delay in presenting his case before the Chief Information Commissioner GR Sufi. In this regard a formal complaint dated 4^th/Feb/2013 has been made to the State Chief Information Commissioner demanding probe and action against the officer(s) of the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission who are responsible for an inordinate delay of more than 7 months in posting and presenting a complaint of the applicant before the State Chief Information Commissioner.

Giving brief about the case, RTI activist Raman Sharma informed that he has urged GR Sufi to order a probe to pin point the  officer(s) of the JKSIC who was responsible for presenting his complaint before the CIC which way lying with the commission for more than seven 7 months . Moreover even after one hearing of the case in Dec/2012, the applicant was never briefed, informed about any decision/order or present status of the complainant’s case.

The Northlines

The applicant has been kept out of the loop. Activist further divulged that earlier he had submitted a complaint with the commission on 16/May/2012 against a Public Authority for not following section 4 of Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009 and sought a direction in this regard. But for the reason better known to the officers of the State Information Commission, this complaint was presented before the CIC only in the month of December 2012 only after a number of requests from the applicant himself. Taking strong note of the complaint of the RTI activist Raman Sharma against the officers of the Information Commission, GR Sufi has ordered a probe in this matter. It is pertinent to mention here that though under the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009, though there is no time limit fixed for disposal of complaint under section 15, but unnecessary delay of more than 7 months without any justification must be investigated and the officer/official responsible for this delay must be dealt strictly, Raman Stressed.

Published in Rising Kashmir, Kashmir Times, Earlytimes, The Northlines, State Observer and many others o 22.02.2013.

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