Shri Shri Prabhat Kumar, Advocate, Badi Bazar, Kalluwada Lane PO – Munger,
Thana – Kotwali filed an RTI application dt.3.1.09 with the CPIO, DoP, Bhagalpur
seeking information against 18 points related to various post offices and
employees in those offices and also requested for various Rules.
On not receiving any reply, he filed an appeal dt.9.2.09 with the
Appellate Authority reiterating his request for the information. The Appellate
Authority replied on 18.2.09 stating that the mode of payment through
non-judicial stamp paper is not acceptable as
per RTI Act and requested him to send the requisite fee through approved mode of
payment as per the RTI Act. The Applicant filed a complaint dt.8.6.09 before the
CIC.
The Commission upholds the decision of the Appellate Authority and advises the Complainant to file another RTI application with the requisite fee through the approved mode of payment under RTI Act. Complaint is dismissed.
CIC - DECISION NO CIC/AD/A/2009/000962 DATED 27.8.2009
