SIC/J/A/12/2012 - State Information Commission

Decision No: 71- SIC/J/A/12-2012
File No: SIC/J/A/12/2012
Shri Tara Chand
…..Appellant
Shri Fazal Ahmad,
Reader to
Asstt. Commissioner (Revenue)
(Representative)
…..Public Information Officer
Jammu,
12.04.2012
The representative of PIO and the appellant were present before
the Commission.
Shri Tara Chand S/o Lt. Hari Chand, Tehsil and District Jammu
filed an application under RTI Act 2009 before the PIO Office of Deputy
Commissioner, Jammu on 16.7.2011 seeking the following information
:-
Providing attested true copies of Fard Intikhab Akas Jammabandi
issued by concerned Patwaries of Halqa Chak Largan in respect of land
‘Shamlat Maqbooza Malkan’ under Khewat No. 2 and 3, in Khasra No.
289 in Village Chak Largan, with name of the owner applied for such
Fard if for sale or mortgage.
1- Providing information about legal authenticity of concerned
Patwaries Halqa Chak Largan for issuing Fard Intikhab Akas

Jamabandi in respect of land in Khewat No. 2 and 3 Khasra
No. 289
The RTI application filed by the appellant was received by the
PIO on 18.7.2011 and on the same date it was forwarded to Tehsildar
Jammu/APIO for providing the information as sought by the applicant.
Tehsildar Jammu furnished the requisite information vide letter
DCJ/PIO/RTI/11-12/152 dated 17.8.2011 to the PIO which was
simultaneously furnished to the information seeker on the same day
vide letter No. DCJ/PIO/RTI/11-12/152 dated 17.8.2011. Later on the
applicant filed First Appeal on the grounds that the information
provided to him was not in accordance with the request as per Form-1
and the facts and circumstances of the information have been deviated
by providing irrelevant information.
The First Appeal was disposed of with the direction to the
Tehsildar Jammu to explain the reasons for submission of
misconceived/irrelevant details of information to the information
seeker.
Further he was also warned to be careful in future while
furnishing information keeping in mind both the correctness and
genuineness and stipulated time period. The First Appellate Authority
further directed the Tehsildar Jammu through a letter to provide the
information to the applicant within two days positively under
intimation to his office and explain reasons for non furnishing of
information despite orders.
The appellant appeared in person before the Commission and
apprised the Commission that till date he has not received any revised,
complete and correct information from the concerned Tehsildar. The
perusal of the record also shows that the information sought by the
information seeker has not been furnished to him.
In view of the above Tehsildar Jammu is directed to furnish
the revised information to the appellant in accordance with his RTI
application within a week’s time from the date of pronouncement of
this order under an intimation to the Commission.
However, there

appears to be inordinate delay in furnishing the information to the
information seeker and whatever information was furnished is said to
be misconceived, incomplete and irrelevant as alleged by the appellant
and so upheld by the First Appellate Authority.
The PIO/Tehsildar
Jammu is directed to show cause as to why penalty u/s 17 of the RTI
Act shall not be imposed upon him for furnishing the misconceived,
incomplete and irrelevant information to the information seeker and
also for causing unreasonable delay in disposing of the RTI application.
Copy to :
The complaint is accordingly disposed of.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Sd/-
( Dr. S.K. Sharma)
State Information Commissioner
1- Ist Appellate Authority/Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
2- Public Information Officer/Asstt. Commissioner (Revenue),
Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Jammu
3- Public Information Officer/Tehsildar Jammu.
4- Shri Tara Chand S/o Lt. Hari Chand R/o Village Chak Largan,
Tehsil and District Jammu.
5- Guard file.
(Khalid A. Shah)
Assistant Registrar,
J&K State Information Commission
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