Copies of documents pertaining to Establishment of Sensor Hub at CGCRI, Kolkata was sought - CIC received an e-mail from the PIO forwarding appellant’s email praying for withdrawal of the appeal as he has received all the relevant information; Case closed
28 Jun, 2020Information Sought:
The appellant has sought the certified copies of the following pertaining to the project entitled Establishment of Sensor Hub at CGCRI, Kolkata:
1. Certified copies of the Grant Sanction Letters (Technical Sanction Letters as well as Financial Sanction Letters), issued by Department of Science and Technology (DST), and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), respectively , pertaining to the project entitled Establishment of Sensor Hub at CGCRI, Kolkata, which is mentioned in the Annual Report (2016-17) of CSIR, Kolkata.
2. Certified copies of all the Office Memorandum or equivalent documents, issued by CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, during the entire span of the CGCRI Project No. GAP0332.
3. Provide (i) Name, (ii) Designation, (iii) Affiliation and (iv) Tenure of all the Principal Investigators, Co-Principal Investigators, Coordinators, Advisers, Team Members, as per the record of the funding agencies - DST and CSIR, during the entire span of the CGCRI project no. GAP0332.
4. And other related information.
Grounds for Second Appeal
The CPIO did not provide the desired information.
Submissions made by Appellant and Respondent during Hearing:
The Commission is in receipt of an e-mail from the CPIO dated 04.01.2020 forwarding the email of the appellant wherein the appellant has prayed for withdrawal of the appeal as he has received all the relevant information from the competent authority. By virtue of the same email, the appellant has requested the CPIO to convey the same to the Commission.
Observations:
From the e-mail received from the appellant it is clear that the appellant is satisfied with the information received and thus is no longer interested in pursuing his case.
Decision:
The Commission accepts the request of the appellant and closes the case.
The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
Vanaja N. Sarna
Information Commissioner
Citation: Dr. Somenath Roy v. CSIR- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute in Decision no.: CIC/CGCRI/A/2018/629741/02686, Date of Decision: 22/01/2020