State Information Commissioner of Chhattisgarh State Information Commission, Shri A.K. Aggarwal imposed a fine of 25-25 thousand rupees on 7 cases under section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act 2005 for not complying with the Right to Information Act 2005 on time and not providing information to the applicant on time. Instructions have been given to deposit the imposed amount immediately and send the copy of the challan to the commission. The applicant Shri Krishna Kumar Singh Chirimiri submitted an application to the then Public Information Officer, District Malaria Officer (Chief Medical and Health Officer) Baikunthpur District Korea on 24 November 2017 and verified the cash book of the year 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 purchased by the Malaria Department. Photocopy requested. On not getting the information, application was made to the First Appellate Authority on 9 January 2018, but the First Appellate Authority did not take any decision, due to which the applicant filed a second appeal in the Commission. Public Information Officer and First Appellate Officer were given time to submit their reply in the Commission, but Public Information Officer Dr. Ashishkaran Das disregarded the instructions of the Commission and did not even appear in the hearing of the Commission. Collector Korea and Chief Medical and Health Officer were asked to respond to the Public Information Officer Dr. Ashishkaran Das on behalf of the Commission and appear in the hearing, but due to non-submission of any reply, the State Information Commissioner Mr. A.K. Agrawal directed the Director of Health Services under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act 2005, imposing a fine of Rs 25,000, by the First Appellate Officer under Section 19(6) of the Act. But due to non-redressal, it is warned that at the same time disciplinary action will be recommended for committing such mistake in future. In another case, the applicant Shri Vivek Tandon, Raipur had applied to the Public Information Officer, Vaishalinagar, District Durg on 16 October 2018. Appal’s mother K. Pratima died on 13th January 2018, whose route no. is 65/18. When is it possible to get the final police investigation report of the deceased SDM of the deceased. The attested copy of the final investigation report with the signature attested by me is required in the public interest saying that I am required. Public Information Officer Police Station Vaishalinagar misled the appellant by giving wrong information, due to which the application of first appeal was submitted on 26 November 2018. The First Appellate Authority did not take any decision due to which the aggrieved applicant filed a second appeal in the Commission. The application and side of the applicant were heard in the commission, as well as the opportunity was also provided to the Public Information Officer, Vaishali Nagar. In order to present the side and present the answer, but did not appear in the hearing of the commission, due to which a letter was issued to the Superintendent of Police, Durg and the Public Information Officer, police station Vaishali Nagar, Shri Gopal Vaishya, Inspector, was asked to appear in the hearing. While imposing a fine of Rs.25 thousand under section 20(1) of the Act, for giving wrong and misleading information to the applicant by the Public Information Officer and disobeying the instructions of the Commission, directed the Municipal Superintendent of Police to recover the imposed fine amount and pay the challan. Submit the copy to the commission. Similarly, Krishna Kumar Domanhil Chirmiri demanded a certified copy of the rescue work done by the Public Information Officer, Chief Municipal Officer, Korea in the financial year 2015-16 from the amount received by the office of 20 lakh rupees for the prevention of natural calamity. After hearing both the sides, State Information Commissioner Mr. Agrawal imposed a fine of Rs.25 thousand under Section 20(1) of the Public Information Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad Baikunthpur Mr. Shubhendu Kumar Srivastava. Another applicant, Devashish Rai Pakhanjur, demanded a year-wise list of the beneficiaries to whom the compensation amount was provided from March 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020. Unable to provide the information on time, the Public Information Officer and Tehsildar Pakhanjur imposed a fine of Rs.25 thousand under section 20(1) on Shri Shashi Shekhar Mishra. Similarly, the applicant Laxmi Sharma Abhanpur, ward no. of Nagar Panchayat Abhanpur. Provide a photocopy of the demarcation done before the construction of drain and CC road from bus stand to Shyamji Rice Mill in 14. Gajendra Sahu Ranitarai Doudilohara submitted an application to the Public Information Officer, Gram Panchayat Chilhatikala Janpad Panchayat Daundilahara on June 14, 2019 and demanded a verified copy of the proposal for withdrawal of deposits made from the savings account of the 14th finance item from the year 2017 till the date of application. For not giving information on time, Mr. Aggarwal imposed a fine of Rs.25 thousand on the then Public Information Officer, Gram Panchayat Chilhatikala, Shri Jitendra Kumar Malekar under section 20(1). The applicant Monika Baranbazar, Raipur, on November 15, 2018, from the Public Information Officer, District Child Protection Officer, according to Juvenile Justice Model Rules 2016 Rule 12 (2), a quarterly report is prepared as per format 12 regarding the pendency of the case. Demanded for photocopy or soft copy of quarterly report prepared between September 1, 2017 to September 2018. Timely information was not provided by the Public Information Officer and the State Information Commission did not find the answer satisfactory even after giving an opportunity to the hearing and after hearing both the sides, the State Information Commissioner Mr. Agrawal asked the then Public Information Officer Mr. Navneet Swarnakar. Under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act 2005, the District Child Protection Officer, Raipur was imposed a fine of Rs.25 thousand. He directed the Director Women and Child Development to take disciplinary action against the Data Analyst Mr. Karan Singh Sahu after obtaining an explanation under section 20(2) and collect the fine amount from the salary of the concerned and deposit it in the government’s treasury. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading
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