PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSAM INFORMATION COMMISSION

Case No : 96/2006
Dated 16th November, 2006

Present:
1. Shri R.S. Mooshahary
State Chief Information Commissioner.

2. Dr. B.K. Gohain
State Information Commission.

Name of the Complainant:
Shri Ali Akbar Mia
Ex. MLA & General Secretary, NCP
MMC Bhawan, 41, Hedayatpur
Guwahati - 781003


Name of the Public Authority:
SDO (C) , Bilasipara

The following were present:
Shri Hamen Das
SDO (C), Bilasipara

Petitioner/ Complainant.
Shri Ali Akbar Mia

Both the complainant and the SDO (C) Bilasipara present. The Commission heard both the complainant and the SDO (C), Bilasipara.

Brief Facts of the Case:

Ali Akbar Mia submitted a complaint before the Chief Information Commissioner on 25.9.06 stating that although he submitted a petition to the SDO(C) Bilasipara under the Right to Information Act, 2005. He did not receive any information from the SDO(C) Bilasipara as such he submitted the complaint before the Commission. Hence this case. He wanted the following information:

1. Quantities of sugar, rice, atta, wheat, kerosene oil received by the SDO (C), Bilasipara from January 2004 to August 2006.

2. Allotment made to the Cooperative Societies, other institutes and business men (give the list of allotment) specifying the quantity.

3. How much quantity was kept reserved?

4. Is there any instruction from the Government that essential commodities should not be kept reserve?

5. Who takes delivery of the mid-day meal rice?

6. (a) During the last one year in Bilasipara West constituency who took delivery of the rice for mid-day meal?

7. (b) Whether the list of allotment of these rice under mid-day meal was submitted by the school authority to the SDO (C) office?

The Commission was informed by the SDO (C) that as the petitioner did not pay the application fee the information was not supplied to him but the information was ready at present and this could be furnished to the complainant within 20th of this month.

Decision of the Commission

The Commission on careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case accept the cause for delay in furnishing the information and orders that the information as sought for by the complainant should be furnished to him free of charge within 20.11.2006 positively.

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.100/2006 Dated November 16, 2006

CC:
1. Shri Hamen Das, SDO (C) Bilasipara
2. Shri Ali Akbar Mia, Ex-MLA & General Secretary, NCP, Assam, MMC Bhawan, 14, Hedayatpur, Guwahati -3
3. MD, AMTRON, Bamunimaidan
4. Office file.