The Chief Information
Commissioner,
Central Information Commission
(CIC),New Delhi
Sub: Is
DDA above the law of this country? Mockery of RTI Act.
Respected Sir,
I would like to invite your
kind attention towards the unsavory and thus challengeable manner, through
which RTI Act is being distorted by DDA officials.
Even if the requisite RTI
fee is not paid and a formal request is not made, a complaint/ letter forwarded
from other departments (instant example: from Hon’ble LG office) for an
action and report back, is treated as RTI application by ‘efficient DDA
officials’. Most shocking, this letter has the receiving stamps and remarks
of almost all higher DDA officials/ offices including VC & Principal
Commissioner – Secretary.
1.
Letter no. F.11(1517)08/RTI/DDA/406 dated 25.02.2009 from Sr. R.O. (RTI)
informing me about my RTI application being forwarded to Dy.Director (LSB)Rohini,
DDA.
2.
Letter no. F.11(1517)09/RTI/DDA/465 dated 03.03.2009 from Sr. R.O. (RTI)
informing me about my RTI application being forwarded to Director (RL)-DDA,
Dy. Director (GH), DDA, Dy.Director (LSB)-Rohini, DDA and Dy. Director
(CL)-DDA.
3.
Letter no. F-100(02)2009/CL/RTI/82/968 dated 17.03.3009 from Dy. Director
(CL)-DDA informing me about the transferring his responsibilities on Dy.
Director (LSB) Rohini in relation to RTI application ID No. 82 dated 05.03.2009.
There are numbers of PIOs
and subsequently many First Appellate Authorities, but no Central PIO or
Central Appellate Authority at DDA.
1.
If a proper RTI application is made, the same is transferred to many other
sub-department(s) without any proper justification and this new sub-department
does not provide the required information on time and some times no information
is provided at all.
2.
Even if, the First Appeal is made to the concerned First Appellate Authority,
the same is also transferred to other Appellate Authority and all are ready
to make the mockery of RTI Act.
Not only receiving the informations,
RTI Act is also effective in making officials accountable for their responsibilities.
At the same time and as a fact, this ‘effective tool’ is being manipulated
as well distorted by unaccountable DDA officials for not providing the
informations also.
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Although CIC office can
better answer but I am confident that maximum numbers of RTI applications
are being filled at DDA and as the RTI applications are not properly/ satisfactorily
answered by DDA, Second Appeal with CIC may also be highest in number against
DDA.
Respected Sir, I am sure
that CIC will take a note of above and issue suitable directions in this
regard.
With regards,
(Rahul Gupta)
Date: 20.05.2009
158, Munirka Vihar, New
Delhi – 110067 Mobile: 09811071782
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