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Case No. 27231/Enquiry / 2009

Date of Enquiry : 01/03/2010

Present :: Thiru T.R.RAMASAMY, I.A.S.,(Retd) STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

Petitioner :: Thiru. Syed Athher Ahmed 9/5, Musthura Begum Street Chennai - 600 014.

Public Authority :: (1) The Public Information Officer O/o Director of Survey and Land Records Survey House, Chennai - 600 005. (2) The Public Information Officer Survey Office Kancheepuram. (3) The Public Information Officer Taluk Office, Chennai - 600 045. * * * * * 1. For today's (01/03/2010) enquiry, the Petitioner Thiru Syed Athher Ahmed was present. On behalf of the Public Authority / Public Information Officer (1) Thiru S.M.Om Prakash, Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar, Taluk, (2) Tmt.V.Prema, Assistant Director (i/c), Central Survey office, Chepauk, Chennai, (3) Thiru A.Dorairaj, Senior Draftsman and (4) Thiru L.Thangavelu, Inspector of Survey, Kancheepuram, were present.

2. The petitioner has filed a R.T.I. petition on 05.08.2009 to the Deputy Director, Office of the Directorate of Survey and Land Records, Chepauk, Chennai. The said petition was forwarded on 18.08.2009 to the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Kancheepuram. The Assistant Director, Kancheepuram, forwarded the same to the Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar and Public Information Officer, Office on 27.08.2009. The Public Information Officer/Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar, Tambaram, was asked to appear before the Collector on 31.08.2009 with all the particulars via telephonic message dt.27.08.2009 and again by another telephone message dt.25.11.2009 to appear with particulars on 02.12.2009. The first appeal was made to the Addl. Director on 14.09.2009. Since he has not received any reply for the first appeal also, he made the second appeal to the Commission on 22.10.2009.

3. Today, the Public Information Officer, of Survey and Land Records, Chepauk, Chennai, Public Information Officer, District Survey Office, Kancheepuram and Public Information Officer, Taluk Office, Sholinganallur, have appeared before this Commission.

4. The Tahsildar, Sholinganallur gave a reply on 23.02.2010 stating that the subject matter related to MMRT Land Acquisition and now Inner Ring Roads, . They have stated for query Nos.2, 3, 4, the reply can be obtained from the said office. The reply given on 23.02.2010 is not complete and no satisfactory information has been given to the petitioner by the Tahsildar, Sholinganallur. The Commission is also not convinced about the way in which the R.T.I. petition is handled by the office of the Directorate of Survey and Land Records. They ought to have transferred the case within five days from the date of receipt of this application to the Tahsildar, Tambaram, instead of forwarding it to the Assistant Director of Survey who is not having the updated records with him. The changes made would have taken place consequent on the passing of award in the land acquisition case. Once the award is passed and possession is taken, the details of sub-division are available in the 8 (a) register, village permanent register and Taluk permanent register. But from the representation made by the Tahsildar, Sholinganallur, it seems the changes were not carried out. But, this Commission is not prepared to go by the oral statement made by the Public Information Officer, Office. The Public Information Officer, the Land Acquisition Officer, Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Inner Ring Roads, Alandur, has not been kept informed of the details of the R.T.I. petition so far to enable the concerned Land Acquisition Tahsildar to furnish the information to the R.T.I. petitioner.

5. The Commission therefore directs the Land Acquisition Tahsildar, Inner Ring Road, Alandur and the Public Information Officer, Sholinganallur Taluk Office, to come up with all the relevant records and appear before this Commission on 31.03.2010 at 11 a.m. In the meantime, if the details are available, the same may be given to the petitioner. The Public Information Officer, Taluk Office, Tambaram is directed to show cause why penalty should not be imposed as per the R.T.I. Act for not having given reply to the petitioner and for not taking any action to transfer the petition within the stipulated time to the Land Acquisition Tahsildar, within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order.

TAMIL NADU INFORMATION COMMISSION Orders approved on this the 02nd day of March. 2010

Under the orders of the Commission [S,Mohanadhas] Assistant Registrar

Case No.27231/2009 Thiru. Syed Athher Ahmed 9/5, Musthura Begum Street Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.

Case No.27231/2009 To (1) The Public Information Officer O/o Director of Survey and Land Records Survey House, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

(2) The Public Information Officer District Survey Office, Kancheepuram.

(3) The Public Information Officer Taluk Office, Tambaram, Chennai - 600 045.

Case No.27231/2009 The Public Information Officer Taluk Office, Sholinganallur Chennai.

Case No.27231/2009 The Tahsildar Land Acquisition, Inner Ring Road Alandur, Chennai.