[rti4empowerment] ADVICE - CONTINUE

Today in the hearing, Mrs. Annapurna Dixit, Central Information Commissioner was very upset on the approach of the CPIO, NSD, All India Radio.  The IC said that since the CPIO has retired without fulfilling his obligations under the Act while there was enough time at his disposal before retirement.  she was convinced that the CPIO has worked with malafide intention and she will take legal opinion on the next course of action. After getting legal opinion, she will pass appropriate order.    I, complainant, submitted before her that retirement is not an impediment as after retirement from the service of Kerala Govt., Mr. P.J. Thomas, present head of Central Vigilance Commission will be tries.  I also cite the case of Mr. SPS Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra case wherein he (Rathore) was  sentenced.  She, however, reiterated that those were cases of different nature but however, she reiterated of taking legal opinion in the matter before passing the order on my complaint about the claimed loss of documents/ file. Though the police report has been lodged but here also, the CPIO had played smart by informing the falsely informing the police that the documents supporting the note of an officer were lost when even before the note not written.  In the note, an officer of the NSD, AIR made serious allegation that my bonafides are doubtful and such person cannot be put on duty and submitted this before the CIC in anther case to justify my removal.  My fault, filing some RTI applications on the questionable practice prevailed in the AIR.  I submitted that either the charge be proved and I shall be punished or should be withdrawn and on this, IC advised me to go to Court as CIC is not competent in this.   My experience urges me to inform that the Govt. servants should be ready to be victimized besides facing serious and will allegations against themselves for resorting to RTI route. Now, public authority is sending fillers to me that I should rejoin duty but I said that I will do so only after the withdrawal of charge formally.