PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSAM INFORMATION COMMISSION

Case No : 109/2006
Dated 7th December 2006

Name of the Complainant:
Sri Tailendra Talukdar
C/O. Law Section
O/O the General Manager (Law)
N.F. Railaway, Maligaon, Guwahati - 1


Name of the Public Authority:
Registrar, Gauhati University

The following were present:
Registrar, Gauhati University, Public Authority
Sri Tailendra Talukdar, Complainant

Both the complainant and the Public Information Officer of the Gauhati University present. The Registrar, Gauhati University also present.

Brief of the Case
Shri Tailendra Talukdar submitted a complaint before the Assam Information Commission stating that there was no PIO appointed in Gauhati University and as such he did not receive any reply to the petition submitted to the Registrar, Gauhati University on 22.9.2006. Hence this complaint.

He sought for the following information:
1. Whether the post of Principal, University Law College is an administrative post or academic?
2. If it is administrative, can the period of service as Principal be reckoned for academic seniority by the University for Academic Promotion?
3. If period of service is treated for computation of academic seniority for promotional purposes then would the said benefit be extended for re-employment purposes to the Principal of the University Law College?

Heard the parties. The Registrar Gauhati University submits before the Commission that information as sought for by the petitioner has been furnished to him. But the complainant is not satisfied with the reply. He wanted some more clarifications.

The Registrar further submits that as the Act is a new one, the Gauhati University Authorities need more time to get attuned to the various provisions of the Act. He verbally has informed the complainant that the post of the principal is an administrative one, but the Principals always engage themselves in teaching the students as well and that the period as Principal cannot be reckoned for academic promotion and that there is no provision for reemployment to the post of the Principal, Law College.

Decision of the Commission
In view of the above the Commission directs the PIO of Gauhati University to furnish the full information including the norms laid down by the UGC for appointment of Principal to the complainant within 7 days and treats the case as closed.

Sd/- (R.S. Mooshahary)
Chief Information Commissioner, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.

Sd/- (Dr. B K Gohain)
State Information Commissioner, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.


Authenticated true copy

(L.C. Borah)
Under Secretary
State Information Commission, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.

Memo No SIC. 116/2006, dated December 7, 2006

CC:
1. The Registrar, Gauhati University, Guwahati
2. The Public Information Officer, Gauhati University, Guwahati
3. Shri Tailendra Talukdar, C/o. Law Section, O/O. the General Manager (Law), N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati -11.
4. MD, AMTRON, Bamunimaidan.
5. Office file.