Dated of Hearing: 19Th May'2020. Could Not Be Contacted in His Mobile
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o T{.q-;rI tnr sTfuort TO r{-/rER .Td RIGHT H INFORMATION ARUNACHAL PRADESH I NFORMATION COMMISSION ITANAGAR BEFORE THE COURT OF DR.JORAM BEGI, STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER No.APlC-67 /2020 Dated,ltanagar the 19th MtY, 2O2O Under Section 19(3) RTI Act, 2005 Appellant Respondent SHRI SHONEY PERTIN, SHRI R.N. SINGH, President, Siang Rights PIO-cum-Executive Engineer, Forum(SRF) Camp Pasighat, PWD Division, Yingkiong, PO/PS-Pasighat, WARD No.-4, Vs Upper Siang District, East Siang District (A.P), Arunachal Pradesh. Dated of hearing: 19th May'2020. ORDER Whereas, anappeal under Section 19(3) of RTI Act, 2005 has been received from Shri Shoney Pertin, President, Siang Rights Forum(SRF) Camp Pasighat, PO/PS- pasighat, WARD No.-4, East Siang District (A.P), for non-furnishing of information, by Shri R.N. Singh, P|O-cum-Executive Engineer, PWD Division, Yingkiong, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, as sought, by the Appellant under section 6(1) of RTI Act, 2005 on 10/OU2OI9. Whereas, the 1't hearing was held through Video / Audio Conferencing on 2L" April'2020. Shri R.N. Singh, PIO-cum-Executive Engineer, PWD Division, Yingkiong, could not be contacted in his Mobile NO. due to bad network connection. The Appellant Shri Shoney Pertin attended the hearing through audio conference as net work connectivity at Pasighat was not good for video conference. The PIO vide letter No. YD/E-|V/RT|/35 /2019-20/178-81, Dated Yingkiong the 06/02 /2020 had replied to the Appellant informing that the information sought by the Appellant for the mentioned work has not been sanctioned or executed. Further, the First Appellate Authority, Shri Tapi Darang, Superintending Engineer, Boleng Circle, had disposed of the appeal according to the cordial acceptance of both the parties vide Order No. SE/BLG/RTl(Applled) case-23 /2019-20/4203-07 Dated 2B/O2|2O2O. However, the Appellant is not satisfied with the Reply of the PIO nor the Order of the FAA. The Appellant informed the Commission that the PIO is misleading the Court as Work Order and amount has been sanction and through Whatsapp the Appellant sent the evidence to the Commission; "TO WHOM lT MAY CONCERN (No. YDWICONT/2017- 18/464 Dated 1"4/08/2017]l", Certified, Sealed and Signed by the Executive Engineer, Yingkiong Division PWD. Contd..p..2 -2- PIO in his mobile no even Whereas, the commission could not contact the place Therefore' to give a after repeated trial. The argument could not take decided to have another date of reasonable opportunity to the PIO the commission hea nng. Conferencing on 5tn Whereas, the 2" hearing was held through Video / Audio Division' Yingkiong' May'2020. shri R N. singh, Plo-cum-Executive Engineer' PWD and the Appellant Shri Shri Durik Apang, APlo-cum AE, PWD Division' Yingkiong' APIO vide letter ihon"y e"rtin atiended the hearing through audio conference Ttl-e Yingkiong the 04 0s 2020 informed the r.ro- vi/e-v/nrys L/2020-2L/OL-O' Dated Appellant was only for one financial commission that the information sought by the 2(two) years i.e. 2015-16 i.". jora ,r. However, th_e said work was spread over u".r, the Appellant to submit a zorg ll, therefore, the 1't Appellate had suggested had submitted a fresh ir"rt't"nd ,ppti.uilon against the said work as such the Appellant pandemic and lockdown the uppti."tion on 16.03.2O2O But due to Covid-19 the information is inilrn.",ion could not be furnished to the Appellant. However, at the earliest being compiled to furnish it to the Appellant and the APIO to furnish the Whereas, the Commission directed the PIO as sought under his second information to the Appellant in his email/whatsapp send a copy of inlormation to the application before the next date of hearing and to comply with the direction o{ commission through email, the Plo & APIO agreed the Commission. Video Audio conferencing on Whereas, the 3'd hearing was held through / AE (PWD) Yingkiong Division' and the 19th May'2020. Shri Durik Apang, APlo-cum- through audio conference The Appellant Shri Shoney Pertrn attended the hearing Appellant has been piO lntort"a the commission that the information sought by the Letter No YD/E-IV /51-/2019-20/13- furnished to the Appellant, the PIO submitted a informing the same The Plo 16 Dated, Yingkion the L5/05/2020 through WhatsApp Dated Yingkiong the also had submitted a letter No. YD/E-IV/RT|/51/2020-21/01-03 Appeal was disposed of with cordial O4/O5/2020 informing the Commission that this Er' Tapi Darang' acceptance of both the parties in the Court of First Appellant' case- Superintending Engineer (PWD), Boleng Circle, vide No SE/BLG/RTI(Appelled ) sought B:/2org-20/42o3-07 Dated 28/02/2020 on the ground that the information information by the Appellant was only for one financial year ie 2016-17 but the soughtfortheWorkwasspanningforthetwofinanciaIyeari.e'from2015-17'The the two Aopellant was advised to apply a fresh application seeking information for financial years. Accordingly, the Appellant has applied a fresh application Dated 513/2020 and received by the Plo on 16103/2020' The Appellant informed the Commission that PIO has furnished only information for the Sl no 6,7, & 72 as sought at Form-A. Contd..p..3 -3- Whereas,theCommissionviewedthattheApp|icationDated05.03'2020isa fresh/separateApp|icationwhichneedstoberoutedthroughtheFirstAppe||ate by the Authority (FAA). The present case is on the Application Dated 10.01.2020 with the advice Rppellani. Therefore, the Commission decided to dispose of the case with to the Applicant to approach the First Appellate Authority if he is not satisfied the information furnished by the PlO. Therefore, the case is hereby disposed of' sd/- (Dr.Joram Begi) State Chief Information Commissioner Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission Itanagar ltanaga r theAOVlay,2020 Memo No.AP rc-at1 ZOzof Y3 Dated, Copy to: 1. Shri R.N. Singh, PIO-cum-Executive Engineer, PWD Division, Yingkiong, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, 2. Shri Durik Apang, PIO-cum-Assistant Engineer, PWD Division, Yingkiong, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, 3. Shri Shoney Pertin, President, Siang Rights Forum(SRF) Camp Pasighat, PO/PS- Ppsighat, WARD No.-4, East Siang District (A.P), APlc, ltanagar, to upload in APIC Website, 19,/comouter Programmer, 5. Case file. W,fl{uta Registrar / Dy. Registrar Aru nacha I nrades$!g[gffiftf;orrff ission *un"n'"rilEffi".