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File No.CIC/RM/A/2013/000926
Appellant: Shri Amit Shah, Mumbai Public Authority: ITO (Exem)-I and CIT, Kolkata Date of Hearing: 13.12.2013 Date of decision: 13.12.2013
Heard today, dated 13.12.2013 through video conferencing.
Appellant is present.
The Public Authority is represented by Shri AK Biswas, ITO(Exem)-I/CPIO and Shri SK Sinha, JD(Exem)/FAA.
FACTS
Vide RTI dt 28.1.13, appellant had sought information on 6 points relating to Ramkumar Jalan Public Charitable Trust which included documents submitted for obtaining PAN, names of all Trustees, details of registered office address, details of Wealth Tax returns filed, TDS certificate issued and short term/long term capital gains.
2. An appeal was filed on 28.5.13 as no information was provided.
3. Submissions made by the appellant and public authority were heard. CPIO submitted that vide letter dt 26.2.13, a response had been provided to the appellant and information denied in the light of the Supreme Court's order in the case of Girish Ramchandra Deshpande. Appellant submitted that he had not received any response from the CPIO. CPIO clarified that the response letter had been sent by ordinary post. FAA submitted that the appeal dt 28.5.13 was not received by them. Appellant questioned this statement and submitted t