Times of India: Ahmedabad: Tuesday, 01 September
2015.
85-Yr-Old
Applicant Dejected, May Move The HC.
After going
through nine hearings at the Gujarat informa tion Commission (GIC), Jivanlal
Shah, 85, is dejected -despite a victory of sorts. Recently, he received an
order from the GIC which imposed a fine on an officer for not providing
information to Shah, but failed to direct the department ensure that the
information is furnished. “What's the s point of fining an officer if the GIC
cannot ensure that f information is provided to the applicant?“ said Shah.
The order was
issued by information commissioner V S Gadhvi in which a fine of Rs 10,000 was
imposed on the district registrar of co-operatives, Chetan Parmar.“I wrote to
the commission seeking an amendment to the order, but there has been no
response,“ said Shah.
Shah has been
applying for information to the Ah medabad district registrar of co-operatives
regarding the copies of administrative papers of BOI staff cooperative housing
society.Shah had demanded information related to the accounts and elections
pertaining to the society. Shah had approached the commission for the first
time in August 2012.
Shah may now
have to approach the high court for information because of the “faulty“ order.
“Why should a citizen be harassed in such a manner?“ said Shah. “It is my basic
right as guaranteed under the RTI Act.“
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