HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED fA State Government Undertaking) ; No.HPSEBL(SECTI)/RTI Act-2005(Circular)2014- 06 61 J , l- To 7 1. The Managing Director, Beas Valley Power Corporation Ltd., 10gindernagar,Distt. MandL 2. All the Chief Engineers In HPSEBL. 3. The Chief Accounts Officer, HPSEBL, Vidyut Bhawan, Shimla-4. Sir, I am enclosing herewith the certified copy of order passed by the Hon'ble Chief Information Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh, Shirnla on 4.6.2014 in Complaint Nos . 0012,0013 & 0014/2013-14 filed by Sh. Subodh Abhi, Sylvan Height Batamandi, Paonta Sahib, Distt. Sirmour received through Asstt. Registrar, State Information Commission, H.P. Shimla vide letter No.SIC-I(C) 0012,0013,0014/2013-2014-1731 dated 28.6.2014. It is therefore, requested to take further action to implement the orders passed by the Hon'ble Chief Information Commissioner, H.P. in letter and spirit at Wing level as well as in the subordinate offi ceS falling under your jurisdiction. DA:- As above. Yours faithfully, ecutive Director (Personnel), Bhawan, Shirnla:r 1. Copy alongwith its enclosure is forwarded to All the Add!. Secty.lDy. Secty/Under Secty. in Board Secretariat. They are also requested to follow the instructions contained in th e above sa id order in letter and spirit. DA:- As above. 2. Copy to the Asstt. Re gistrar, . State Information Commission, Majitha House, Shimla-2 w.r.to his letter referred to above for information please. £ (Personnel), SEB,\_ t Bhawan, _ j. C \ ,) """e.. S?,o..""e. 4. \-\. 0"'- -rt:. nder Secretary (R&E) HPSEB Ltd. V idyut BhaVlan Shimla-4
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HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED fA State Government Undertaking)
1 The Managing Director Beas Valley Power Corporation Ltd 10gindernagarDistt MandL
2 All the Chief Engineers In HPSEBL
3 The Chief Accounts Officer HPSEBL Vidyut Bhawan Shimla-4
Sir
I am enclosing herewith the certified copy of order passed by the Honble
Chief Information Commissioner Himachal Pradesh Shirnla on 462014 in Complaint
Nos 00120013 amp 00142013-14 filed by Sh Subodh Abhi Sylvan Height Batamandi
Paonta Sahib Distt Sirmour received through Asstt Registrar State Information
Commission HP Shimla vide letter NoSIC-I(C) 0012001300142013-2014-1731
dated 2862014 It is therefore requested to take further action to implement the orders
passed by the Honble Chief Information Commissioner HP in letter and spirit at Wing
level as well as in the subordinate officeS falling under your jurisdiction
DA- As above
Yours faithfully
(R~Hlwal) ecutive Director (Personnel)
HPSE~~dyut Bhawan Shirnlar
1 Copy alongwith its enclosure is f orwarded to All the Add SectylDy SectyUnder Secty in Board Secretariat They are also requested to follow the instructions contained in the above sa id order in letter and spirit
DA- As above 2 Copy to the Asstt Registrar State Information Commission Majitha
House Shimla-2 wrto his letter referred to above for information please
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i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
i specifically designated to coordinate the implementation of the
provisions of this Section be also called for hearing Through I It subsequent hearings the respondent no1 alongwith the to ~ concerned nodal officer filed his reply stating that at the time of
receipt of the RTI application process of indexing of the files in
all the offices of public authority was not complete because of
shortage of staff However the same has now been done They 1 ~ also placed on record the copies of instructions to all the 1
Superintending Engineers to maintain all the records as per 1~ Section 4 (1) (a) of the RTI Act 2005 Similar replies were filed
by respondent nos 2 amp 3 alongwith the concerned nodal officers
oftheir departrnents
6 It is worthwhile to take note of schematic pattern of the
operationalization of different provisions of the RTI Act Section 1
(3) provides for that the provisions of Sub Section 1 of Section 4
Sub Section 1 and 2 of Sub Section 5 Sections 12 13 15 16
24 27 amp 28 silall come into force at once and the remaining
provisions of this -ct shall come into force on the 120th day of its
enactment ~3 (ct i ons - 5 12 13 15 amp 16 provides for the
appointment cJ PIblic Information Officer and Central amp State
Information (~ ) nlr~issions Sections 24 27 amp 28 provides for
exempted cclteg(rics of organisations from the ambit of this Act
and to rm~k ruies by the appropriate governments and
competent a~ middot -q j i es Section 4 (1) (a) amp (b) provides for certain
obligations ~)f )llbi ltluthorities requiring them to maintain all
their record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the
ATurESTED form wh ich faci litates the right to information under this Act and
~ to publish ti le sm18 proactively in respect of different parameters
~slstimiddotli R~g~Strar Iisted in Seetic-n 4 (1) (b) Every public authority was directed to
State Infonnation Comn~point jelt cn ~tei nodal officeYsmiddot to coordinate and ensure Jlp_ Shima -2
implement ~ ~lOr 1 these t)[)i l_jgtt ion s of public authorities All
these sections W8re ~ i rted 10 be operational within 120 days
of the U 18c fxneifl of this Act which is by the 1ih October 2005
~~ t
-1 ( ) L i ~f
- y
--~ff
_l r fF The office recorci of different publiC authorities was supposeo to ~(
be catalogued qnci indexed in a manner which facilitates ~i dissemination of information to information seekers proactively
by every public av ~llOrity Similarly Section 4 (1) (a) also
provides that all l e~~o rds that are appropriate to be computerized
are within a reasonable time and subject to availability of
resources computerized anp connected through a net work all
over the country on diffe rent systems sq that access to such
records is facilitated _
7_ Given th is status of legal pr9vlsions the nodal
departments of the State Govt for implementation of the RTI Act
- Administrative Reforms and Training Department - circulated
oetailed guidelines to every administrative Secretary and Heads
Of Departments to take steps to implement the provisions Of
Section 4 (1) and also issued reminders from time to time to this
effect Instructions to appoint nodal officers by every public
authority to coord ina te the efforts of public authorities to ensure
implementation of U1G provisions of this Section were also issued
but from the perusal of responses given by all the respondents to
the complainant it is observed that compliance of the State Govt
instructions in th is regard has not been done till date It is also
important to take note ()f the fact that the guidelines in the form of
office manual laid dOlin by- the State Govt as to themaintenance
of office records eVE- i prior to tle enactment of the RTI Act has
not been adhered t-) il y these public authorities However the
respondents as Plfgt hiving re fponded to th e RTI applications
of the complainant jt lh n the sir lilated period under Section 7
of the Act and there ~- 1[ i~othil1g on record to indicate that the
respondents intendelj O deprive the complainant of the requisite
information knowing no pensi action under Section 20 of the
Act is ordered against lrltm I the nodal officers of these public
authorities assured ck nng the hearing that all the administrative
~its under the control of these put author ities haATefrESTE[ ~ ~
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