2008 (3) TMI 622

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....IO, G.R. Dua, AO and PIO, R.S. Giri and Jagbir Singh, for the Respondent. ORDER Background : Shri Roshan Lal of Shahdara, Delhi filed two RTI applications dated 31-7-2007 with the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan seeking copies of property returns as filed by some employees of Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan. The CPIO denied information taking recourse to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act on 16-8-2007. ....

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.... to 8(1)(j) and also brought to the notice of the Commission an earlier Order No. 02/IC(A)/CIC/2006 dated 22 February 2006 wherein the stand of the Respondent was upheld and it was stated "the exemption from disclosure of information under Section 8(1)(j) of the Act has therefore been correctly applied by the Appellate Authority. The appeal is accordingly dismissed." 6. To counter this, the App....

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....ortionate to known sources of income. The Commission, therefore, directs the Respondents to provide copies of property returns asked for by the Appellant to him by 10 April 2008. 8. During the hearing the Respondents highlighted the fact that the Appellant had asked for property returns ranging over past 20 years during which period the employee would have been transferred to a number of places....

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....it Annual Property Returns. According to this circular, obviously Group 'C' employees would be included in the category of those employees who are required to file Property Returns. However, the Respondents brought to the notice of the Commission the Government Conduct Rules and pointed to Rule 18 which through Note-3(ii) laid down that "every Government servant belonging to any service or holding....