State Information Commission (Under Right to Information Act, 2005) D.No.5-4-399, Samachara Hakku Bhavan (Old ACB Building), Mojam-jahi-Market, – 500 001 Phone: 24740666 Fax: 24740592

Appeal No:6652/SIC-MNR/2019 Date: - 26-06-2020

Appellant : Sri.G.Srinivas, District.

Respondents : Public Information Officer (U/RTI Act, 2005) O/o the Revenue Divisional Officer, Devarakonda Division, .

First Appellate Authority (U/RTI Act, 2005) O/o the District Revenue Officer, Nalgonda District.

Order

Sri G. Srinivas, Nalgonda District have filed second appeal dated 10-06- 2019 which was received by this Commission on 11-06-2019 for not getting the information sought by him from the Public Information Officer/ the Revenue Divisional Officer, Devarakonda Division, Nalgonda District and the First Appellate Authority/ the District Revenue Officer, Nalgonda District.

The brief facts of the case as per the appeal and other records received along with it are that the appellant herein filed an application dated 07-03-2019 before the Public Information Officer/District Revenue Officer, Nalgonda District requesting to furnish the information under Sec. 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 on the following pointsTSIC mentioned:

The Public Information Officer through Lr.No. A5/1257/2019 dated 14-03- 2019 transferred the application under section 6(3) of RTI Act, 2005 to the Public Information Officer/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Devarakonda to furnish the sought information to the appellant.

Stating that the appellant was not satisfied with the reply of the Public Information Officer, he filed 1st appeal dated 17-04-2019 before the First Appellate Authority requesting him to furnish the information sought by him u/s 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005.

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The District Revenue Officer, Nalgonda District through Lr.No.A5/2319/2019 dated 13-05-2019 transferred the application dated 06-05- 2019 under section 6(3) of RTI Act, 2005 to the Public Information Officer/ Revenue Divisional Officer, Devarakonda and to the Public Information Officer/ Revenue Divisional Officer, to furnish the sought information to the appellant directly.

The Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalaguda through Lr.No. H/1354/2019 dated 30-04-2019 transferred the application dated 22-04-2019 under section 6(3) of RTI Act, 2005 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Devarakonda to furnish the sought information to the appellant.

Stating that the appellant was not satisfied with the reply of the First Appellate Authority, he preferred this 2nd appeal before this Commission requesting to arrange to furnish the information sought by him u/s 19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005.

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a request to both the parties to attend for telephonic hearing on 26-06-2020 at 11.30 AM.

In view of the Covid -19 Pandemic, the case is heard over phone on 26-06- 2020 with prior intimation to the concerned parties. The appellant has responded and stated that the PIO has not furnished information. The PIO /Sri.Azeed, Deputy Tahsildar, O/o Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalguda, Nalgonda District responded and stated that the file containing 174 pages of Sri. G.Srinivas has been transferred to Revenue Divisional Office, Devarakonda, Nalgonda District. The PIO Sri.Seerazuddin, Senior Assistant, O/o Revenue Divisional Office, Devarakonda, Nalgonda District responded and stated that the file pertaining to Sri.G.Srinivas has been received by them but the File No.2343/58/A3 dated.05-09-1959 is missing and the staff are unable to trace out the document.

Heard both the parties and perused the material papers available on records the commissionTSIC observed that the file pertaining to Sri.G.Srinivas is available to with PIO, O/o RDO, Devarakonda, Nalgonda District.

The Commission directs the PIO to trace out the records and to furnish the sought information to the appellant within 10 days from the date of receipt of this order by Registered Post acknowledgement due and to report compliance to this Commission, failing which action will be initiated against concerned PIOs under the provisions of section 20 of the RTI Act beside recommending disciplinary against the PIOs.

With the above direction, the appellant is closed.

M.NARAYAN REDDY STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Authenticated by:

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