CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

Complaint No. - CIC/WB/C/2009/000419 dated 31.08.09

Right to Information Act- Section 18 (1) (b)
Complainant: Dr. Suraj Prakash Gupta
Respondent: Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne! De"hi.
Decision
Announced 20.8.10
The C#$$issi#% has recei&e' a c#$p"ai%t (r#$ Dr. Suraj Prakash Gupta
#( Dihari)#%)S#%e *ihar that his re+uest u%'er the RTI Act ,--. sub$itte' t#
Ce%tra" Pub"ic I%(#r$ati#% O((icer Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne! De"hi seeki%/ a
c#py #( the +uesti#%%aire a%' the rep"y /i&e% by the Fi%a%ce Mi%ister 0State1 i%
Rajya Sabha a%%#u%ci%/ that the G#&er%$e%t !i"" 'irect R*I t# 'isburse
pe%si#% t# the #"' a/e retire' pe%si#%ers thr#u/h 23#i%t *a%k Acc#u%t4 t# he"p
a&#i' &isit t# the ba%k (#r #btai%i%/ this t#/ether !ith a c#py #( the N#ti(icati#%
re/ar'i%/ that has %#t bee% resp#%'e' t# e&e% th#u/h the sa$e !as 'u"y
sub$itte' a"#%/ !ith the re+uisite (ee 'ate' ,5.-6.,--7.
A'$itti%/ the c#$p"ai%t #( Dr. Gupta u8s 9:091 0b1 #( the Act the
C#$$issi#% ser&e' %#tice #% CPIO Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne! De"hi #%
,;.-<.,-9-. *ut as ascertai%e' by the Re/istry %# c#$$e%ts ha&e s# (ar bee%
recei&e' (r#$ the CPIO Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne! De"hi !hich i%'icates that
the CPIO SSC has %#thi%/ t# say i% the $atter.

The C#$$issi#% hereby 'irects CPIO Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne!
De"hi t# resp#%' t# the re+uest (#r i%(#r$ati#% !ithi% 9. !#rki%/ 'ays (r#$ the
'ate #( receipt #( this 'ecisi#% t# c#$p"ai%a%t Dr. Suraj Prakash Gupta.
The CPIO Rajya Sabha Secretariat Ne! De"hi is (urther 'irecte' t# sh#!
cause as t# !hy a pe%a"ty #( Rs. ,.-8) per 'ay (r#$ the 'ate !he% the
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i%(#r$ati#% (e"" 'ue i.e. ,5.-..,--7 t# the 'ate !he% the i%(#r$ati#% is actua""y
supp"ie' %#t e=cee'i%/ Rs. ,.---8) sh#u"' %#t be i$p#se' #% hi$8 her u%'er
Secti#% ,-091 #( the RTI act. The CPIO !i"" sub$it his8her !ritte% sub$issi#% #%
#r be(#re ,.-7.,-9- (ai"i%/ !hich this C#$$issi#% !i"" pr#cee' as per Sec ,-.
A%%#u%ce' #% this the t!e%tieth 'ay #( Au/ust ,-9- i% #pe% cha$ber.
N#tice #( this 'ecisi#% be /i&e% (ree #( c#st t# the parties.
>ajahat ?abibu""ah
0Chie( I%(#r$ati#% C#$$issi#%er1
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Authe%ticate' true c#py a''iti#%a" c#pies #( #r'er sha"" be supp"ie' a/ai%st
app"icati#% a%' pay$e%t #( the char/e prescribe' u%'er the Act t# the CPIO #(
this C#$$issi#%.
Pa%kaj @. P. Shreyaskar
3#i%t Re/istrar.
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