Dated 04-05-2007
Name of the Complainant:
Shri Dilip Kumar Chakraborty
Garikhana Road, (Bye lane)
P.O. Bidyapara (Dhubri)
Dist- Dhubri, Assam.
Name of the Public Authority:
D.C. Dhubri
Decision of the Commission
The Commission perused the written explanation furnished by Shri G.K. Kalita, DC, Dhubri
dtd. 21.4.07 wherein he admitted that there was lapse in complying with the provision of
the RTI, Act, 2005 and as such he ordered a detailed inquiry into the matter of delay in
furnishing the required information to the complainant, Shri Dilip Kumar Chakraborty so
as to ascertain the extent of culpability of person/persons for such lapses for initiating
disciplinary action against the erring officials and consequently, the SPIO and other
concerned Assistant working in the RTI Cell of his office were asked to submit written
explanation for their failure to ensure furnishing the information in time.
He prayed before the Commission to exonerate him from the proposed penalty and assured that
there would not be any repetition of delay or withholding of information/materials to any
petitioner in future.
The Commission, on careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case came to
the conclusion that there was no intentional delay on the part of Shri Kalita, DC, Dhubri in
this case except that he failed to effectively supervise the process of delivery of the
information to the complainant as ordered by the Commission vide order dated 4.4.07. He
is exonerated from the proposed penalty.
The case is 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
(Jiauddin Ahmed)
Secretary, State Information Commission, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.
CC:
1. Shri G.K. Kalita, Deputy Commissioner, Dhubri.
2. Sri Dilip Kr. Chakraborty, Garikhana Road, (Bye Lane) P.O. Bidyapra (Dhubri) Dist- Dhubri.
3. MD, AMTRON, Bamunimaidam for website uploading
4. Office file.
Secretary
State Information Commission, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.