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File No.CIC/RM/A/2013/000506
Appellant: Shri Arjun Singh Haridwar Public Authority: ITO and CIT, Moradabad Date of Hearing: 16.12.2013 Date of decision: 16.12.2013 Heard today, dated 16.12.2013 through video conferencing. Appellant is present.
Public Authority is represented by Shri Ravindra Kumar, ITO/CPIO, Moradabad. FACTS
Vide RTI dt 22.4.13, appellant had sought information on 4 points relating to a TEP submitted by the appellant relating to Shri IP Singh.
2. An appeal was filed on 27.5.13.
3. Submissions made by the appellant and public authority were heard. Appellant submitted that though the information sought by him has been provided by the CPIO vide letter dt 27.8.13, the information was provided with considerable delay. CPIO submitted that in response to an earlier RTI filed by the appellant on the same issue, he had been informed vide letter dt 19.3.13 that his TEP has been transferred to JCIT Bijnore for enquiry and on receipt of the same, information would be provided. CPIO submitted that as the enquiry was being conducted by the Bijnore office they could provide the information only once the process of investigation was over and a report received.
DECISION
6. The Commission finds that