IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RTI APPLICATIONS, RELATING TO FIDUCIARY DISCLOSURE PERTINENT TO RECRUITMENT, PROMOTION, SHOULD PUT IN PLACE AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM TO REDRESS THE GRIEVANCES OF AFFECTED PERSONS

It is a matter of fact and concern to be notice by the entire department responsible for taking disciplinary action against the Public information officer, one who has withheld free of cost RTI issued by FAA vide his number 12/2023 dated 30-1-2024 but the PIO has taken no cognisance for doing needful under order for compliance where in liable for disciplinary action vide number Per (AP-B) -(B-11) -2/2014 --14 dated 3-12-2014 but department taking no cognisance on the issue and matter, even number of letters and reminders by the Department of Administrative reforms, on the other hand fiduciary related information on point number 1,3,4&5 asked by Administrative reforms memo dated 4-10-2023 kept pending by the PIO and FAA cum Superintending Engineer HPPWD Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh and writing vide his letter number PW-SE -10TH -BLP -EA - VIG /FC Guleria/2025 -10713-17 dated 18-10-2025 with comments :-- Various RTI applications received through higher offices as well as applicant on similar issues. Continued filling repeated applications under RTI /representations address to different offices being recived. The applicant, conduct is abuse of RTI process. No doubt, the applicant being a citizen of India has the right to get the information under RTI Act, 2005 , but he is also duty bound to obey the law of the land and procedure. " Further more the FAA has related case file with Section 7 of the RTI Act, through repeated applications on similar issue, even though and more over free of cost delivery under RTI kept pending by Public information officer since 10-2-2024 is proof and evidence on the record of the public information officer vide his letter addressed to this applicant vide number 12284-85 dated 5-2-2024 is proof for which departmental proceedings already altered on 30-8-2018 by the disciplinary authority cum SE 10th Circle but again deleted vide his number 672 dated 28-4-2023 for correction demanded by the Honourable High Court of HP vide CWP(T) 15857/2008 dated 25-5-2011 , OA number 2073/01 dated 18-10-2006 , OA number 3207/2006 list by way and virtue of which it is not correct to delete and deny information related to the service matters and forcibly enforced compulsory retirement under rule 10(5) (c) of CCS &CC&A rules, 1965 , even having an order of letter of modification respond vide number PBW -AB (13) -37/95 dated 21-5-2004 is proof and evidence on the record of entire department and legally produced before the Honourable High Court of Himachal Pradesh on 25-5-2011 but FAA and PIO taking no positive steps required to minimize the burden of serving RTI applications and the public authorities with high public dealings should put in place an effective system to redress the grievances of affected persons. At the sub - organisation levels, there should be co-operation and co-ordination between the Public information officers and the officers responsible for addressing public grievances. In order to reduce the number of RTI applications relating to the service matters, the information relating to recruitment, promotion and transfers should be brought into public domain promptly. The retention and maintenance of specific documents for specified duration should be clearly spelt by each public authority in respect of its documents. All the public authorities are required to follow the above recommendations vide GI department of Per &Training OM number 1/34/2013 -IR dated the 29th June, 2015 :-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377