Action taken on complaints against CBI officers - details of how the complaints have been dealt with by the CBI at various levels - relevant file noting, correspondence and reports should be shared
21 Jul, 2013Facts
1. We heard all these 22 The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. cases together. We heard the submissions of the husband of the Appellant as well as those representing the CBI and the CVC. Several other second appeals filed by this very Appellant had also been heard in the past. It appears that ever since the husband of the Appellant had been caught by the CBI in some corruption case, the Appellant and several others on her behalf have been making numerous RTI applications to various authorities seeking, more or less, the same information, namely, about the action taken on the various complaints made by the Appellant and others against the officers of the CBI posted in its Chandigarh office. We have already decided some of these appeals in the past. In the present lot of 22 The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. such cases, the subject matter is no different.
2. The Appellant, it seems, has made many complaints against the conduct of the CBI officers posted in Chandigarh alleging corruption on their part. Some of these complaints had been made to the CVC also. All the complaints made by the Appellant to various authorities have finally converged in the CBI itself
which was required to take necessary action on those complaints. From the submissions made by the officers of the CBI, both in its headquarters and in the Chandigarh office, it appears that those complaints had been looked into at appropriate levels and, with the approval of the competent authority in the CBI, the complaints have been filed as the authorities did not find these actionable.
3. If that is so, we do not see any reason why the details of how the complaints have been dealt with in the CBI at various levels should not be shared with the Appellant. This is precisely what the Appellant wants. Therefore, we are of the view that the CPIO concerned in the various CBI offices must find out all the files in which the numerous complaints filed by the Appellant, from time to time, directly or indirectly through the CVC, have been dealt with and inform the Appellant about that. In the light of this, we direct the CPIO to write to the Appellant within 10 working days of receiving this order and inform him about the details of the action taken on his many complaints received from time to time. The CPIO shall send the photocopies of the relevant file noting, correspondence and reports, if any, generated in this regard, free of charge.
4. With the above, all the 22 The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. cases stand disposed off.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Chief Information Commissioner
Citation: Ms. Medha Rani v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Central Bureau of Investigation, Anti Corruption Branch, Central Vigilance Commission in case CIC/SM/C/2013/900 22 The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. 3, 900248, 900261, 280, 900362, 000363, CIC/SM/A/2013/900354, 900365, 466, 473, 474, 475, 487, 488, 495, 496, 000531 & 644