DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, PALWAL

                                        Consumer Complaint No. 138 of 2014

                                        Date of Institution:      08.12.2014

                                        Date of Decision   :      16.03.2015

Chaman Bhardwaj Advocate, Seat No. 50, District & Session Court, Palwal.

                                                        .. Complainant

                                        Versus

1.     Public Information Officer-cum-District Education Officer, Palwal.

2.     Public Information Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Palwal.

                                                                ..Respondents

COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 12 OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

 BEFORE:           JAGBIR SINGH:           PRESIDENT

                        KHUSHWINDER KAUR: MEMBER

                        R. S. DHARIWAL:        MEMBER

PRESENT:           Sh. Kuldeep Singh, Advocate for the complainant.

Sh.Ranjit Singh, Principal cum Deputy DEO, Palwal on behalf of opposite party no.1.

                        Opposite party no.2 exparte.

ORDER:

                        Present complaint was filed before this Forum on 08.12.2014 against opposite party for not providing the information under the RTI Act.            

                The case is still pending before this Forum and is fixed for 16.03.2015.

                In the light of the judgment passed by Hon’ble National Commission in case titled as Sanjay Kumar Mishra Vs Public Information Officer (PIO) & Others decided on 8.1.2015 in Revision No. 3146 of 2012 of 2015 (1) CLT page 259. The jurisdiction of the Consumer Fora to intervene in the matters arising out of provisions of

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the RTI Act is barred by necessary implication and also under the provision of Section 23 of the said Act. Consequently, no complaint by a person alleging deficiency in the services rendered by CPIO/PIO is maintainable before a Consumer Forum. As RTI Act is a complete code in itself which provides  adequate remedy to the persons aggrieved by the decisions/actions/omissions or the conduct of PIOS and applicant seeking information under RTI Act is not a Consumer.

                Resultantly, this Forum has no jurisdiction to intervene in the matters arising out of the provisions of RTI Act.  Hence this complaint  in hand is dismissed.  However, parties will be at liberty to seek remedy or relief if any from any other competent Court of Law.  File be consigned to the record room.

 Announced on:16.03.2015                   (JAGBIR SINGH)

                                                        President

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Palwal.

(KHUSHWINDER KAUR)

                                                        Member

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Palwal.

                                                        (R. S. DHARIWAL)

                                                        Member

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Palwal.