State Information Commission (Under Right to Information Act, 2005) D.No.5-4-399, Samachara Hakku Bhavan (Old ACB Building), Mojam-jahi-Market, Hyderabad – 500 001 Phone: 24743399 (Off), 24740592 (Fax).

Appeal No: 25085/SIC-BM/2017, Order dated 05-10-2018

Appellant : Sri Y. Srinivas, S/o Satyamaiah, N. Annaram (Postal & Village), Penpahad (Mandal), District – 508 213.

Respondents : The Public Information Officer/ (U/RTI Act, 2005) / The Mandal Educational Officer, Athmakur (S) Mandal, – 508 212.

: The First Appellate Authority/ (U/RTI Act, 2005), The District Educational Officer, Suryapet, Suryapet District – 508 213.

ORDER

Sri Y. Srinivas has filed 2nd appeal dated 20-11-2017 which was received by this Commission on 21-11-2017 for not getting the information sought by him from the Public Information Officer/ The Mandal Educational Officer, Athmakur (S) Mandal, Suryapet District and the First Appellate Authority/ The District Educational Officer, Suryapet 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 29-08-2017 before the Public Information Officer requesting to furnish the information under Sec.6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, on the following points mentioned in his application:

The Public Information Officer/ O/o the District Educational Officer, Suryapet vide Lr. Rc. No. 8217/RTI/C1/2017 dated 05-09-2017 transferred the 6(1) application to the Public Information Officer/ Mandal Educational Officer, Athmakur (S) Mandal, Suryapet District and requested to furnish the sought information to the appellant. Within stipulated time.

Stating that the appellant did not get any response from the Public Information Officer, he filed 1st appeal dated 11-10-2017 U/s 19(1) of the RTI Act before the First Appellate Authority requesting to furnish the information sought.

The appellant stated that as he did not get the information from the 1st Appellate Authority, even after 30 days of filing his 1st appeal, he preferred this 2nd appeal u/s 19(3) of act before this Commission requesting to arrange to furnish the information sought by him.

Basing on the material papers available on record, the appeal was taken on file and notices were sent to the parties concerned directing them to appear before this Commission for hearing on 09-05-2018 at Hyderabad.

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The case called on 09-05-2018 at Hyderabad. The appellant is present. The Public Information Officer/ Shri P. Dhara Singh, Mandal Educational Officer, Athmakur (S) Mandal, Suryapet District is present. The First Appellate Authority/ Shri J. Chaitanya, District Educational Officer, Suryapet District is present.

Heard both the parties and perused the records.

Sri Y. Srinivas appellant stated that the entire information sought was furnished.

Shri P. Dhara Singh, Mandal Educational Officer, Athmakur (S) Mandal, Suryapet District stated that the information sought was furnished through Letter. 140/2017, dated 25-11-2017 to the appellant

Since the appellant stated through affidavit that the entire information sought was received, the appeal closed. BUDDHA MURALI STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Authenticated by:

Assistant Registrar Copy to: SO / SF / OC