INFORMATION COMMISSION Kamadhenu Super Market I floor, Old No.273, New No.378, , , .600018 Telephone. 24357580

Case No. 1284/Enquiry/2009 Date of hearing at CHENNAI on 18.8.2009 Present: Thiru G. RAMAKRISHNAN, IAS (Rtd) State Information Commissioner

Petitioner: Thiru V. Gopalakrishnan, 7, Nalla Thambi Street MGR Nagar, Chennai.600078.

Public Authority Public Information Officer,/ Taluk Office, KK Nagar, Chennai.600078. ……….

Both the parties were present. In this case the petitioner has represented that as per the orders of the Information Commission dated 27.3.08, the Tahsildar / Public Information Officer, Mambalam Office has not supplied copies of the documents for patta transfer, list of documents handed over to the Government Advocate and information about the rent. The PIO informed the Commission that the case is over and the connected records have been handed over to CB CID Police. If the records belong to the Taluk Office, there should not be any difficulty to collect the records from CB CID and supply the information to the petitioner. That apart, the orders of the Commission has not been carried out by the Mambalam Guindy Taluk Office as pointed out by the petitioner. The Public Authority is therefore directed to carry out the directions within one week from the date of receipt of this order and send a compliance report to the Commission duly obtaining the acknowledgement of the petitioner for receipt of information. The Public Authority is directed to show cause within 15 days from the date of receipt of this order as to why the maximum penalty prescribed under the Act should not be imposed on the concerned for disobedience of orders of the Commission. and gross failure to carry out the directions of the Commission. Both the Tahsildar and the PIO should appear personally before the Commission, after supplying the information to the petitioner along with the explanation as stated above. State Information Commission Orders passed this day 24th August, 2009. Under the Orders of the Commission

/By order/ Assistant Registrar

The Tahsildar, Mambalam Guindy Taluk Office, Chennai.83.

The Public Information Officer, Mambalam Guindy Taluk Office, Chennai.83.

Thiru V. Gopalakrishnan, 7, Pammal Nalla Thambi Street MGR Nagar, Chennai.600078.