| RTI Application waved in full public view |
Sumit
Sharma
Early Times Plus
JAMMU,
July 10: The Chief Information Commissioner allegedly violated section 11 of
the
J&K RTI Act 2009, third party act, when he humiliated applicant by
waving his RTI query
in full public view at a function organized in Press Club,
a couple of months ago.
The
action of the CIC not only hit the sentiments of the applicant but also brewed
resentment
among the RTI activists. According to them, the CIC had no mandate
to take the public document
with him from his office before disposing it off
and that too without consent of the applicant.
The
incident of waving the RTI application took place on March 20, 2013 at Press
Club, Jammu
where CIC was invited as guest .The CIC during his deliverance on
RTI displayed the copy of
RTI application with the statement that the RTI
application is a misuse of the RTI Act and
harassment .
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demanding the name of the applicant whose RTI application was waved in full
public view. The information seeker also sought title of the case with the query
that since the CIC has already given his judgment and pre decided case and
stated that it was a clear cut misuse of the RTI act and harassment to PIO.
In this regard kindly intimate whether said applicant is eligible to file any
appeal or complaint under RTI act if he does not receive the information.
t to the PIO.
In
Reply having No SIC/PIO/CO/18/2013/550-52, the commission gave the
name of applicant as Mohd Ayub Khan of Mahore, with the title Mohd Ayub Ayan v/s FAA &PIO office of Deputy Commissioner, Jammu. Replying the query, the commission said that as regards alleged pre-deciding or pre-judging the case, the information seeker is informed that factually the commission has decided this 2nd appeal much before the programme held at Press Club, Jammu vice decision No SIC/J/A/257/2012/399 which is self explanatory and available on commission website.
published in Early Times Plus, Newpaper on 11/July 2013
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