PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSAM INFORMATION COMMISSION FULL COMMISSION

Case No. 38/2007

Dated 22.6.2007

Name of the Complainant:
Shri Jitendra Nath Gogoi,
Viii. Pamahi, P.O. Garchuck Chariali, Ghy-781035.

Name of the Public Authority:
Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Ghy-3

Brief of the case
On 23.5.07 the Commission directed the Secretary of the Commission to place the file before the Commission on 22.6.07 for final orders. Accordingly the file has been placed before the Commission along with the reports of the SPIO & Superintending Engineer, PWD (P) office of the Chief Engineer PWD (R), Assam.

The Commission directed the Superintending Engineer, PWD (P) to ascertain the date on which the letter of the Commission transferring the petition of the complainant Sri Jitendra Nath Gogoi was received in his office. The Commission also directed that Assistant Executive Engineer PWD (RR) Div, Guwahati to ascertain on which date the letter dated 7.4.07 sent by his office to the complainant to deposit the application fees was actually dispatched. Further direction was given to the Executive Engineer, PWD, Guwahati Rural Road Division to furnish the information to the complainant within 7 days free of cost.

Observation of the Commission
The Commission had seen that:

(i) The Superintending Engineer, PWD (P) who is also the SPIO of the office of the Chief Engineer PWD (R), Assam had duly ascertained, as per direction of the Commission. He reported that the letter No. SIC.39/2007/6 dated 28.2.2007 of the Commission transferring the petition was received in his office on 21.3.2007 vide diary No. 62 as per records and was further transferred to the Executive Engineer, PWD, Guwahati Rural Road Division, Guwahati under section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 on 26.3.07 (as 24th and 25th March 2007 were Government holidays)

(ii) The Executive Engineer, PWD, Guwahati Rural Roads Division had sent the information to the petitioner on 29.5.07 which was within the time limit provided by the Commission.

(iii) However, no report from the Assistant Executive Engineer regarding the date on which the letter dated 7.4.2007 addressed to the complainant to deposit the application fees was actually dispatched from his office is seen received in the Commission's office.

Decision of the Commission
The Commission accepted the report of the S.E, PWD (Roads) who is also the PIO of the office of the Chief Engineer, PWD (R), Assam and as the Executive Engineer, PWD , Guwahati Rural Roads Division has submitted the information to the petitioner no further direction is necessary on this matter. The Secretary of the Commission will ascertain from the Assistant Executive Engineer, Guwahati Rural Roads Division the date in which the letter dated 7.4.07 was actually despatched to the petitioner from his office and bring it to the Commission's notice.

This case thus stands 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.

Memo No SIC. 39/2007/22 Dated June 22, 2007

CC:
1. Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Chandmari, Guwahati-781 003.
2. Shri Ajit Bhuyan, Superintending Engineer (P) & SPIO, office of the Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Chandmari, Guwahati-781 003.
3. Executive Engineer, PWD, Guwahati Rural Road Division, Fancy Bazar, Guwahati-l
4. Shri A.S. Khandakar, Assistant Executive Engineer, PWD, Guwahati Rural Road Division, Fancy Bazar, Ghy. 1
5. Shri Jitendra Nath Gogoi, Vill. Pamahi, P.O. Garchuck Chariali, Guwahati-781035.
6. DIPR,Dispur,Guwahati
7. MD, AMTRON, Bamunimaidan for website uploading
8. Office file.


Secretary
State Information Commission, Assam