KIC 2345 PTN 2013 INFORMATION COMMISSION, COURT HALL No.6 No.14/3, First Floor, Sri Aravind Bhavan [Mythic Society], Nrupatunga Road, 560 001 Commission website address http://www.kic.gov.in [Sri Abhimanyu Chopra vs. PIO, Karnataka Pollution Control Board, 1st Floor, “ Nisarga Bhavan” , Bangalore] O R D E R 20.08.2013

1. Appellant is absent. Sri Shanmukappa, Environmental Officer & PIO, Karnataka Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Yelahanka, [Byatarayanapura], Bangalore is present. 2. Appellant in his request for information dated 18.06.2012 addressed to PIO, Karnataka Pollution Board 1st Floor, “ Nisarga Bhavan” Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore has sought the following information on five items :

From 1st January 2000 to 2013 – (1) all representations, complaints about the violation of any environmental laws, particularly the AIR (prevention &control of pollution) Act,1981 the water (prevention &control of pollution)Act 1974 submitted to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board by NGO’s public representation, individual public with regards to M/s Goetze limited. (2) all Representations, complaints about the violation of any environmental laws, particularly the AIR (prevention &control of pollution) Act,1981 the water (prevention &control of pollution)Act 1974 submitted to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board by NGO’s public representation, Individual public with regards to M/s Federal Mogul Goetze India limited and etc.,

3. Appellant preferred 1st appeal with First Appellate Authority, Senior Environment Officer, KSPCB, “Nisarga Bhavan” Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore on 19.11.2012, u/s 19(1) of the Act, alleging that he had not received information from the Respondent. 4. Later, the Appellant preferred 2nd appeal to the Commission, on 16.02.2013, u/s. 19(3) of the Act, alleging that he had not received information from the Respondent till this date. 5. Subsequently, the Commission issued summons to both the Parties to appear before the Commission on 20.08.2013 at 11.00 A.M. 6. Commission noted that the Respondent, Senior Environment Officer, KSPCB, Parisarabhavana, Church Street, Bangalore, in his letter dated 20.04.2013 addressed to Appellant had claimed exemption U/s. 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act and also stated that the sought information is voluminous. 7. Respondent, Sri Shanmukappa, Environmental Officer & PIO, Karnataka Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Yelahanka, [Byatarayanapura], Bangalore states that 161 pages of information has already been provided to the Appellant by the Central Office on 11.12.2012 for Appellant’s different applications with the same subject and for the remaining information claims exemption. 8. Since the information is provided the appeal is disposed of as having been allowed.

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9. Dictated, draft corrected, signed and pronounced in the open Court, this 20th day of August 2013.

(DR. SHEKHAR D. SAJJANAR) STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Addresses of parties:

KIC 2345 PTN 2013 KIC 2345 PTN 2013 Sri Abhimanyu Chopra The Senior Environment Officer, 331, Sector-28, Noida, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Gautam Budh Nagar-201303. “Parisarabhavana”, 1st Floor, No.49, Church Street, Bangalore-1. KIC 2345 PTN 2013 Sri Shanmukappa, Environmental Officer & PIO, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Yelahanka, [Byatarayanapura], Bangalore.

(i) Public Information Officer must mention his full name, address and telephone number in all communications concerning RTI. (ii) All parties must mention the case number in all communications relating to this case, whether addressed to the Commission or other persons.

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