Respondent officer, Delhi Jal Board, who has appeared before the CIC in another case, volunteered to take the directions of CIC as the hearing notice has not been received by him in this case - CIC: PIO to provide the information regarding the water bills
3 Sep, 2014FACTS
2. The representatives of the appellant have submitted that through the RTI application dated 432013,
the appellant is seeking information on the wrong water bills, for the period 18.4.2011 to 16.6.2012, wherein the appellant has been charged penalty for late payment, whereas the said bills were not received by the appellant at all, and other related information.
Having received no information within the prescribed period, the appellant made first appeal before the FAA, whose order is also not available on the file. Claiming nonsatisfaction over nonfurnishing of information by the respondent authority, the appellant has filed 2nd appeal before the Commission.
Decision:
3. Heard the submissions made by the respondent authority. The respondent officer Mr. R.Tiwari, DD(N/NW), Delhi Jal Board, who has appeared before the Commission in another case, has volunteered himself to take the directions of the Commission as the hearing notice has not been received by him in this case. He further submitted that the present appeal comes under the purview of the PIO/DD (Revenue) III, West, C-2/ BBlock, Janak Puri.
Accordingly, the Commission directs the said PIO/DD (Revenue) III to furnish the information to the appellant within 21 days from the date of receipt of this order.
4. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
(M. Sridhar Acharyulu)
Information Commissioner
Citation: Mr. Ram Krishna v. Delhi Jal Board in File No.CIC/DS/A/2013/001497SA