Re: [HumJanenge] Re: UNJUST REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION !

Thanks, Mr. Bhanot for this useful information. Even the CIC had accepted blank postal orders sent by me along with RTI applications.  If we send IPO of higher value citing its reason and declare that we will not ask for the return of higher value, there is no valid reason of rejecting the same. Any way, on this account and for not providing full information the the Delhi Excise Deptt., There is no issue in filling the payee's column but sometime due to lack of information about the proper designation of Payee, the column is left blank though the IPO is crossed. 

I also thanks Mr. Sarabjit Roy for his views on the query.

I m going to file Second appeal before the CIC.  

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From: Surendera M. Bhanot <bhanot1952@gmail.com>
To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 4 July 2012 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] Re: UNJUST REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION !

Dear Mr. Gupta,

I do leave the Payee's column blank always and many a time I send IPO for value more than Rs. 10.00 to cover the postage expenses to as per Punjab RTI Rules. But I send the IPO crossed as "Payee's Account".

I add a line in the RTI Application quoting Section 5(3) of the RTI Act 2005 requesting PIO to render reasonable assistance in filing the name of the Payee in the blank space. Never any application is rejected/sent back. 

Section 5(3) is reproduced below:

Section 5(3) Every Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall deal with requests from persons seeking information and render reasonable assistance to the persons seeking such information.

 

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:14 AM, sarbajit roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:

The PIO's rejection is technically correct.

1) The prescribed application fee is Rs. 10. Had the applicant not
mentioned it was to cover (partially or otherwise) the further fees
also, a case could have been made out that since Rs.10 IPO was not
available Rs.20 was sent in its place (applicant shot himself in the
foot).

2) The IPO cannot be left blank. It is to be made out to the Pay &
Accounts officer of the P/A. The PIO cannot be expected to fill it in.
If some mistake is made by the PIO in filling in the payees name who
takes responsibility ??

Sarbajit

On Jul 3, 7:01 am, "M.K. Gupta" <mkgupta...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> UNJUST
> REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION!
>
> An Appellant sent an RTI application to Deptt. of Excise, Delhi Govt. enclosing the postal order of Rs. 20/-
> instead of Rs. 10/- without filling the payee column.  Postal order of higher value was sent to
> cover the cost of photocopies of documents, if any, and this fact was mentined
> in the RTI application also.
>
> The PIO has rejected the application on the
> grounds of postal order of higher demonition and for leaving the payee column
> blank.
>
> Though a fresh RTI has been sent removing the aforesaid objections but I want to know if any
> appeal can be sent to FAA or CIC for rejecting the appln on the above grounds.

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