2016 (4) TMI 1015

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.... COMMISSIONER For the Petitioner : Shri R.K. Jain For the Respondent : Shri Darshan, CPIO ORDER 1. Shri R.K. Jain, filed an application under Right to Information Act, 2005 on 31.08.2012 with the CPIO, Department of Revenue seeking the following information:A) Provide the following information in relation to the investigation alleged to have been pending before the Competent Authority ....

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....g the enquiry/investigation. (vii) Intimate the present stage of the enquiry/investigation. (viii) Also intimate whether the aforesaid enquiry/investigation is also against Shri S.K. Verma, Asstt. Registrar, CESTAT and officers of your Commissionerate who were in connivance with him. 2. The appellant filed second appeal dated 27.12.2014 on the ground that the CPIO has knowingl....

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....e vide its letter dated 05.08.2015 informed the Asstt. Commissioner/CPIO, O/o the Commissioner of Central Excise, BangaloreI that the information sought does not pertain to this office and that no matter connected to Shri S.K. Verma was under investigation with the competent authority in the year 2012 and that the disciplinary proceeding in the matter was ordered only on 13.03.2013. The CPIO's rep....

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....ng with the Competent Authority, so accordingly, a reply was sent to the appellant seeking exemption under Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act. The respondent stated that there was thus, an error of judgment and there was no malafide intent to obstruct the information sought by the appellant. Further, the FAA has already taken note of the wrong committed by the CPIO and CPIO was directed to be more car....