Friday, 7 August 2015

CIC decision in response to an RTI appeal by an ex-employee (D.O.))

Central Information Commission
Room No.307, II Floor, B Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New
Delhi­110066
website­cic.gov.in
   Appeal: 
No. CIC/MP/A/2014/000433
Appellant                      
:
Shri Sunny Chhabra, Sri
Ganganagar
Public Authority:
LIC of India, New Delhi
Date of Hearing 
:
 19
th
 January, 2015 
Date of Decision
:
 21
st
 January, 2015     
Present          :
Appellant                                   :            Not
present
Respondent                               :            Shri
Sanjeev Kumar, RM(CRM)/CPIO, Smt.
Gita Rani,
Secy (OS) & Shri Gagan Dua (AO(RTI)
in person.
ORDER
1.
The appellant, Shri Sunny Chhabra, submitted RTI application dated
12.10.2013 Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), LIC of India, New Delhi
seeking information in respect of ex-employees of LIC of India who have been
denied salary arrears under wage revision Rule-2010, among all those employees,
how many employees were in the court against the order of denial and how many
ex-employees have been reimbursed their claim after appeal in any court or by any
other way.
2.
The CPIO vide letter dated 21.10.2013 informed the appellant that no ex-
employee of Northern Zonal Office had been denied salary arrears under Wage
Revision 2010. The information relating to employees of LIC of India working in all
India (under all the 2048 branches, 113 Divisions and other 7 Zonal Offices) was not
available. Therefore, collecting and collating this information from all the CPIOs
would divert the resources of the public authority and hence could not be provided as
allowed u/s 7(9) of the RTI Act. Dissatisfied with the reply of the CPIO, the appellant
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preferred an appeal on 17.11.2013 before the FAA. The FAA vide his order dated
28.11.2013 concurred with the reply of the CPIO.
3. Thereafter the appellant filed second appeal before the Commission.
4.
The matter was heard by the Commission. The appellant did not attend the
hearing inspite of a written notice having been sent to him. The respondents stated
that as per instructions for implementation of the LIC of India Development Officers
(Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2010 issued by
LIC of India, Central Office, Mumbai dated 11.10.2010, the employees whose
resignation had been accepted on or before the date of notification irrespective of
whether they are relieved or not or whose services had been terminated under LIC of
India during the period between 1.8.2007 and 8.10.2010 (both days inclusive) shall
not be eligible for the arrears on account of this revision. They added that they had
provided information about the Northern Zonal Office and collecting and collating
information from 17 Divisions of Northern Zone, 113 Divisions all over the country
will result in disproportionate diversion of resources, particularly when each division
had its independent CPIO.
5.
Having considered the submissions of the parties and on perusing the
relevant documents on file, the Commission holds that information pertaining to LIC
of India, Northern Zonal Office had been provided to the appellant. Collating and
compiling of information pertaining to employees of LIC of India on all India basis
would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority and attract the
provisions of Section 7(9) of the RTI Act. The appellant did not attend the hearing to
point-out any deficiencies in the information provided by the respondents. The
appeal is disposed of.
(Manjula Prasher)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(T.K. Mohapatra)
Dy. Secretary & Dy. Registrar
Ph. No. 011-26105027
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Address of the parties:
Shri Sunny Chhabra,
46, Old Grain Market, Suratgarh,
Dist. Sri Ganganagar-335804 (Rajasthan)
The Central Public Information Officer,
LIC of India,
CRM Department,
Northern Zonal Office, 12
th
Floor,
Jeevan Bharati Building,
124, Connaught Circus,
New Delhi-110001.
The First Appellate Authority,
LIC of India,
CRM Department,
Northern Zonal Office, 12
th
Floor,
Jeevan Bharati Building,
124, Connaught Circus,
New Delhi-110001.
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Source: Internet
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