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Appeal No.11637 /CIC/2017 Dated: 7-11-2019

Appellant : Sri Godeisela Chandramogili, Macherial District-504 251

Respondents : 1. The Public Information Officer (U/RTI Act,2005) / O/o. the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Telangana State, Nampally Station road, Opp. Annapurna Hotel, Hyderabad-01

2. The Public Information Officer (U/RTI Act,2005) / O/o the District Collector, District, Mancherial.

3. The Public Information Officer (U/RTI Act,2005) / O/o the District Collector, District, Adilabad

The Appellate Authority (U/RTI Act, 2005) / O/o. the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Telangana State, Nampally Station road, Opp. Annapurna Hotel, Hyderabad-01

O R D E R

1. Sri Godeisela Chandramogili, Macherial District-504 251 has filed 2nd appeal dated 06-04- 2017 which was received by this Commission on 06-04-2017 for not getting the information sought by him from the PIO /O/o. the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Telangana State, Nampally Station road, Opp. Annapurna Hotel, Hyderabad-01 and 1st Appellate Authority / O/o. the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Telangana State, Nampally Station road, Opp. Annapurna Hotel, Hyderabad-01

2. 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 17-12-2016 before the PIO requesting to furnish the information under Sec.6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, on the following points mentioned in his application: TSIC

3. The Public Information Officer has furnished part information to the appellant on 03-03-2017.

4. Since the appellant did not receive complete information from the Public Information Officer, he filed 1st appeal dated 21-02-2017 before the 1st Appellate Authority requesting him to furnish the information sought by him u/s 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005.

5. The 1st Appellate Authority has not furnished the information to the Appellant.

6. As the appellant did not get complete information from the Public Information Officer / 1st Appellate Authority even after 30 days of filing his 1st appeal, he preferred this 2nd appeal before this Commission requesting to take action against the PIO and 1st Appellate Authority for not furnishing information sought by him and also to arrange to furnish the information sought by him u/s 19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005.

The 2nd appeal was taken on file and notices were issued to both the parties for hearing on 4-4-2018.

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On 4-4-2018 the case is called. The appellant and the Public Information Officer, Addl. Asst. Commissioner (RTI), O/o the CCLA, Telangana, Hyderabad are present.

The appellant submitted that he did not receive the sought information from the PIO. No action was taken on his complaint dated 04.08.2016.

The Public Information Officer submitted that through letter dated 06.03.2017 the appellant was informed that his complaint dated 04.08.2016 was sent to the Collector, vide letter dated 07.10.2016 to furnish detailed report duly enquiring the complaint. The report of the Collector, Adilabad is awaited.

Heard the parties and perused the records.

It is observed that the complaint filed by the appellant was forwarded to the District Collector, Adilabad on 07.10.2016 for enquiry and report but the report is still awaited. No time bound action is taken in the matter to obtain the enquiry report which is pending since 1 ½ years.

The case was adjourned to 11-2-2019.

On 11-2-2019 the case is called. The Appellant is present. The PIO / Superintendent, O/o the CCLA, Hyderabad is present. The PIO / DRO, Adilabad District is present. The First Appellate Authority is absent.

The PIO, O/o the CCLA submitted that the report sought from District Collector, Adilabad is still awaited despite reminders.

The Commission observed that there is no progress even after (10) months of last hearing of the case. The PIO could have ascertained the latest stage of enquiry from the District Collector, Adilabad or she could have directed the PIO, O/o the District Collector, Adilabad to attend the hearing with connected records. The Commission further felt that the matter may be closed if prima- facie case is not proved or take action otherwise and inform the same to the applicant.

Subsequently, the PIO / DRO, Adilabad submitted that the matter now falls under Mancherial District and hence the entire connected records of the case were already sent to District Collector, Mancherial and accordingly the notice received from TSIC was sent to Mancherial District.

The case was adjourned.

On 7-11-2019 the case is called. The appellant is absent. The Public Information Officer, O/o the Addl. Asst. Commissioner, O/o the CCLA, Hyderabad is absent. Superintendent & APIO, O/o the CCLA is present. The Public Information Officer, DRO, Collectorate, Adilabad is present. The Public Information Officer, Collectorate, Mancherial is absent.

When the case was earlier called on 11.02.2019 the Public Information Officer, DRO, Adilabad submittedTSIC that the matter now falls under Mancherial District and the entire connected records of the case were already sent to the District Collector, Mancherial and as such the notice received from TSIC was also sent to the Mancherial District. The case was adjourned directing to issue notice to the Public Information Officer, DRO, Mancherial.

The APIO, O/o the CCLA submitted that through letter dated 06.03.2017 the appellant was informed that his complaint dated 04.08.2016 was sent to the Collector, Adilabad District on 07.10.2016 for enquiry and report and the report of the Collector, Adilabad is awaited.

The Public Information Officer, DRO, Adilabad submitted that the complaint sent on 07.10.2016 by the O/o the CCLA was received few days before the re-organization of the Districts. As such, all the tappals just preceding and during the reorganization of the District were not attended and sent to the districts concerned along with the files after the reorganization. The jurisdiction of the present reference pertains to Mancherial District. Through letter dated 04.02.2019 the District Collector, Mancherial was requested to enquire into the contents of the complaints and furnish a copy to their office.

The APIO, O/o the CCLA submitted that on 24.04.2019 the DRO, O/o the District Collector, Mancherial submitted a report stating that a revenue appeal is pending before the Court of the Joint Collector, Mancherial and soon after orders were issued by the Revenue Court, , the same will be communicated for taking further action.

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The Commission directs the Public Information Officer. O/o the CCLA, Hyderabad to furnish the present status of the matter to the appellant within one week from the date of receipt of this order and submit compliance report to the Commission.

With the above direction, the appeal is closed.

The Commission observed that inspite of notice from the TSIC and also intimation from the O/o the CCLA and O/o the Collector, Adilabad District, the Public Information Officer, Collectorate, Mancherial failed to attend the hearing before the Commission.

Issue show cause notice to the Public Information Officer, O/o the District Collector, Mancherial District for not attending the hearing before the Commission. The action on the show cause notice shall be dealt with separately.

Dr. Raja Sadaram Soma Chief Information Commissioner

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