SIC CREATING DISPARITY, WHILE TAKING HEARINGS AT DISTRICT HEAD QUARTERS AND TAKING NO COGNISANCE FOR REMOVING PENDENCY FOR WHICH MATTER BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ON 16-7-2024.

Friends, The information received under RTI Act 2005 , related on the captioned subject of description of second Appeals heard and decided by the Court number (1) and (2) at Keonthal complex Khalini Shimla-2, has been brought to the notice of the Secretary department of Administrative Reforms Government of Himachal Pradesh Shimla on 16-7-2024, as received from the Public information officer vide number HPSIC -51/2024-F.C . Guleria -1820 dated 8-7-2024.The objection has been raised before the appropriate government that only 149 second appeals have been decided at the levels of district head quarters and no hearing has been taken at district head quarter Bilaspur during the financial year 2023-24 is clear cut disparity with the people of area and circle. As for as total number of hearings concerned 822 appeals have been registered before the Commission , however only 388 second appeals have been decided by the Information Commissioners and 434 stll pending with the honourable Commission where people are depending to get their grievances resolved, well with in the time schedule of law of limitations prefixed by the law code manual in this behalf. As for penalties and disciplinary action against the PIO and defaulters have been shown there is no such action in the existing information, even 434 Appeals are still pending with the commission which is not justified under law code manual prefixed by the Act ibid in this behalf , as people facing delay . The request before the appropriate government have been made to remove pendency of the cases and also to take hearings at district head quarters, in the interest of justice and transparency in the administration as people demanding free and fair justice from the government, where the SIC may do needful and provide informations to the general public believing in the democracy of our country and taking benefits of the RTI and the RTS act adjudication, however there is no correctness and accuracy in the decision making:-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association, Registered number HPCD -3552 Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh-174029, phone number 9459334377.