NDTV:
New Delhi: Thursday, 31 December 2015.
The Central
Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office to
disclose details of any action taken against people for allegedly leaking
information on IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi to those who were under scanner of
CBI and CVC.
The case is
related to information on Magsaysay awardee Indian Forest Service Officer
Sanjiv Chaturvedi sought by activist Subhash Agrawal from the Prime Minister's
Office.
Among other
queries on the issue, Mr Agrawal had also sought to know all the records
related to action taken against anyone for leaking Department of Personnel and
Training opinion relating to Mr Chaturvedi "at a time when reports
indicated that such documents were also leaked to the persons against whom CBI
and CVC had recommended probe."
"Based
on the bunch of papers furnished by the DoPT which includes the copies of
opinion etc the appellant pointed out serious issues and sought for action
taken information from both Government of Haryana and PMO as referred...,"
Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said.
He said,
"The issues which emerge in this RTI appeal are concerned with larger
public interest in constitutional governance and zero tolerance of corruption.
Appellant also stated that the action against the officers, who were charged
with several allegations, was being delayed because of constitutional issues
raised by a section of officers."
The
Commission directed the PMO to disclose the information related to alleged
leakage of information.
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