Copy of certain recovery orders was sought - CIC: Complainant could perhaps be a fictitious person as both the CPIO reply as well as Commission’s notice of hearing has come back undelivered with remarks the addressee is not available - Complaint dismissed
9 Mar, 2019Information sought:
The Complainant sought copy of order issued for recovery of amount drawn illegally by Mr. J.C.Gonsalvez and Mr. S.K.Srivastava, copy of order for recovery of amount illegally availed by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, MTS in Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable oil for availing LTC and copy of order for recovery of illegal HBA advance availed by Mr.Chhatar Singh, MTS in Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable oil.
Grounds for the Complaint:
The CPIO has not provided the desired information. Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing: The following were present:-
Complainant: Not present. (Notice of hearing came back undelivered with remarks the addressee is not available) Respondent: Manoj Sharma, US & CPIO, S. Anil Kumar, JTO and Prabhu Nath Mahto, SO, Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oil, Department of Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi present in person. CPIO submitted that appropriate reply was sent to the Complainant on 23.09.2016 which was returned undelivered citing reason of non-availability of any such person.
Decision
Commission upholds the reply provided vide letter dated 23.09.2016 and observes from the facts on record that the Complainant could perhaps be a fictitious person as both the CPIO reply as well as Commission’s notice of hearing has come back undelivered with similar remarks. In view of the foregoing, the Complaint is dismissed.
Divya Prakash Sinha
Information Commissioner
Citation: Lakhinder Singh v. CPIO, Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oil, Department of Food and Public Distribution in File No: CIC/DOFPD/C/2017/194444/SD, Date of Decision: 07/01/2019