STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION (Under Right to Information Act, 2005) Samachara Hakku Bhavan, D.No.5-4-399, ‘4’ Storied Commercial Complex, Housing Board Building, Mojam Jahi Market, – 500 001. Phone Nos: 040-24740107 (o); 040-24740592(f) Appeal No.2714 /CIC/2018 Dated: 27-3-2019 Appellant : Sri Y.Krishna: Reddy, District

Respondent : The Public: Information Officer (U/RTI Act, 2005) / O/o. the Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub-Division, Nakrekal,

The Appellate Authority (U/RTI Act, 2005) / O/o. the Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub-Division, Nakrekal, Nalgonda District.

O R D E R

Sri Y.Krishna Reddy, Nalgonda District has filed 2nd appeal dated 12-02-2018 which was received by this Commission on 14-02-2018 for not getting the information sought by him from the PIO / O/o. the Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub-Division, Nakrekal, Nalgonda District and 1st Appellate Authority / O/o. the Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub- Division, Nakrekal, Nalgonda 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 03-08-2017 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: The Public Information Officer / O/o. the Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub- Division, Nakrekal, Nalgonda District, Vide Letter No. A/02/2017, Dated 30-10-2017, has informed the appellant that the information related to Mandal and Gram Panchayat may be obtained from the concerned and the information pertains to their Sub Division Office would be furnish no sooner it is received from engineering section.

Since the appellant did not receive the sought information from the Public Information Officer, he filed 1st appeal dated 25-09-2017 before the 1st Appellate Authority requesting him to furnish the information sought by him u/s 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005.

As per the records the 1st Appellate Authority has not taken action to hear the appeal and pass appropriate orders.

As the appellant did not get the 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 27-3-2019.

On 27-3-2019 the case is called. The appellant and the Public Information Officer, Dy. Executive Engineer, Panchayath Raj Sub-Division, Nakrekal are present.

The appellant submitted that he did not receive the sought information from the Public Information Officer.

The Public Information Officer requested to grant seven days time to furnish the sought information to the appellant.

Heard the parties and perused the records.

The Commission observed that the subject matter of the present appeal and that of Appeal No.2713/CIC/2018 are one and the same. The appellant herein filed 6(1) application dated 03.08.2017 before the Public Information Officer, Panchayath Raj Dept. PIU Division, Nalgonda District. The Public Information Officer, O/o the District P.R. Engineer, PIU Division, Nalgonda through memo dated 07.08.2017 forwarded the application to the Dy. EEs of Nalgonda, Manugode, Nakrekal and Narketpally. The appellant filed this present appeal stating that he did not get the sought information from the Public Information Officer, DY. EE, Nakrekal.

In view of the above, the orders passed in the Appeal No.2713/CIC/2018 hold good to the prese