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Case No. CIC/AT/A/2010/000952/SS

Name of Appellant : Shri Kripa Nand Jha

Name of Respondent : Ltd

Date of Hearing : 10.05.2011

ORDER

Shri Kripa Nand Jha, the appellant has filed this appeal dated 9.11.2010 before the Commission against the Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL), Area, , for not providing information to his RTI-request dated 23.12.2008, which came up for hearing on 10.05.2011. The appellant was present in person, whereas the respondents were represented Shri S.D. Shende, BCCL, Shri A.K. Choudhury, PIO, Shri R.P. Singh, Area Manager and Shri U.K. Sarkar, Deputy Finance Manager.

2. The appellant filed RTI-request dated 23.12.2008 addressed to BCCL, HQ seeking information on two RTI-queries relating to TA/Shifting Rules after superannuation. The PIO, BCCL, HQ transferred the RTI-request vide letter No. 673(H) dated 27.12.2008 to PIO, BCCL, . The PIO, BCCL, Sijua Area vide letter No. BCCL/SA/APIO/KNJha/08/306 dated 24/27.1.2009 has provided the requisite information.

3. Aggrieved by the decision of PIO, the appellant preferred first-appeal on 19.3.2009 before FAA. The FAA vide order No. GM/SA/Adm/09/1538 dated 12/14.5.2009 has provided point-wise reply as received from Project Officer, Sendra Bansjora Colliery. The appellant again approached the FAA vide letter dated 28.6.2010. The FAA vide letter No. 5443 dated 23.7.2010 informed the appellant that he has directed the Regional Finance Manager, BCCL, Sijua Area to provide complete information and after getting the information, the same would be provided to the appellant. -2- Case No. CIC/AT/A/2010/000952/SS

4. During the hearing the respondents submitted that Payment of TA and cost of transporting personal effects on superannuation, it is payable to executive cadre employees only as per clause 14 of TA Rule 1989 and no such claim was received at the colliery excepting Shri Jha (appellant).

5. After hearing the parties and on perusal of the relevant documents on file, the observes that the requested information has been provided to the appellant, permissible under the RTI Act. For redressal of his grievance, the appellant is advised to approach the competent authority.

The matter is accordingly disposed of at Commission’s end. .

(Sushma Singh) Information Commissioner 20.05.2011

Authenticated true copy:

(K.K. Sharma) OSD & Assistant Registrar

Address of the parties:

Shri Kripa Nand Jha, C/O Shri S.K. Jha, Basti, P.O. Kusunda, Dist. Dhanbad-828116 ().

The PIO, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., Sijua Area, P.O. Sijua, Dhanbad-828121.

The Appellate Authority, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., Sijua Area, P.O. Sijua, Dhanbad-828121.