Information was not provided though PIO had directed the Federation of All India Railway Cooperative Societies Bank Ltd. to supply it to the information - CIC: PIO to obtain the information from the Federation and provide it to the appellant
2 Feb, 2014Despite CIC’s order dated 14.3.2013, on the understanding that the PIO had already directed the Federation of All India Railway Cooperative Societies Bank Ltd. to supply the requisite information to the Appellant, the information was not been provided - CIC: PIO directed to obtain the requisite information from the Federation and provide it to the appellant
In his application dated 26th July, 2013, the Appellant, infact, has not sought any information. He has merely commented that O/o the Central Registrar, MSCS, “is supposed to know the answers of these simple questions being a Nodal Agency of Federations of All India Railway Cooperative Societies Bank Ltd.”. The CPIO, by his letter dated August 27, 2013, informed the Appellant that the requisite information was not available in the Department. The matter was, infact, closed by the Commission in its order dated 14.3.2013 in the same case.
2. We heard the submissions of the Appellant and the Respondent. The representative of the respondent admits that u/s 120 of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, every year, within 06 months of the closure of the accounting year, every Multi Cooperative Society is required to file a certain number of returns, including declaration regarding date of holding meetings and elections where due. It is seen that despite closure of the matter vide this Commission’s order dated 14.3.2013, on the understanding that the CPIO had already directed the Federation of All India Railway Cooperative Societies Bank Ltd. to supply the requisite information to the Appellant, the information has not been provided to him. The CPIO, Deptt. Of Agriculture and Cooperation is directed to obtain the requisite information from the above mentioned Federation and provide it to the appellant within 30 days of the receipt of this order.
3. With the above direction, the appeal is disposed of.
4. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Sharat Sabharwal)
Information Commissioner
Citation: Shri Ashwani Kumar v. Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation in File No. CIC/SS/A/2013/002556/SH