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                                                                   Dated: 15.9.2010Proceeding in Complaint No.  CIC/AT/C/2010/000484
                                                                 



             Present: Shri A.N. Tiwari
             Present:                 , Central Information Commissioner



Complainant:          Shri Dhirender Prasad

Respondents:          Central Coalfields Limited


       Shri Dhirender Prasad of Giridih (Jharkhand) has filed this complaint dated
18.5.2010 before the Commission against Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) for not
providing information to his RTI-request dated 12.3.2010 and first-appeal dated
15.4.2010.2.      Perused documents, it is observed that complainant's RTI-request dated
12.3.2010 was transferred by PIO, CCL, Ranchi to PIO, CCL, B&K Area, Bokaro
vide letter No. DG/CCL/PIO/10/2268-69 dated 18.3.2010.3.     In order to avoid multiple proceedings undersections 19and18of the RTI
Act, viz., appeals and complaints, the matter is remitted to PIO, Central Coalfields
Ltd., B&K Area, At+PO: Bermo, Dist. Bokaro-829104 (Jharkhand), with the
following directions :i)      In case no reply has been given by PIO to the complainant to his RTI-request dated 12.3.2010, PIO should furnish a reply to the complainant
           within two week of receipt of this order.ii)     In case PIO has already given a reply to the complainant in the matter, he
           should furnish a copy of his reply to the complainant within one week of
           receipt of this order.iii)    PIO should invariably indicate to the complainant the name and address of
           the 1st Appellate Authority, before whom the complainant can file first-
           appeal, if any.iv)     A copy of PIO's reply should also be endorsed to the Commission.4.     In case the complainant is not satisfied with the reply received from PIO, he,
under section 19(1) of the RTI Act, may within the time prescribed, file his first-
appeal before the AA.5.    On receipt of the first appeal from the petitioner as per the above directions,
AA should dispose of the appeal within the period stipulated in theRTI Act.6.      In case complainant still feels aggrieved by the decision of AA, he shall be
free to approach the Commission in second appeal undersection 19(3), along with
complaintu/s 18, if any, within the prescribed time limit.7.   The matter is closed with the above directions.Sd/­
                                                                       (A.N. Tiwari)
                                                         Information Commissioner