Orissa

Jajapur

CC/20/2015

Sri Pabitra Mishra - Complainant(s)

Versus

Public Information Officer office of the District Education Officer - Opp.Party(s)

Pratap Kumar Roy

23 Jul 2015

ORDER

                             IN THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, JAJPUR.

                                                        Present:  1.Shri Biraja Prasad Kar, President,

                                                                        2.Sri Pitabas Mohanty, Member,

                                                                        3.Miss Smita Ray, Lady Member.

                                          Dated the 23rd day of  July,2015.

                                       C.C.Case No.20 of 2015

Sri Pabitra Mishra, S/O Dharanidhar Mishra

Vill. Birabhanupur, P.O. Mangarajpur

Via.Kabirpur, P.S.Jajpur Sadar,

Dist.Jajpur.                                                                                     …… ……....Complainant .                                                                       .

                   (Versus)

Public Information Officer, Office of the D.E.O(District Education Officer)

At/P.O/Dist.Jajpur.                                                                        …………………..Opp.Party.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             .

For the Complainant:                       Sri P.K.Ray, Sri R.K.Mohanty, Advocates.

For the Opp.Party                             None

                                                                                     

                                                                                  Date of order:   23.07.2015.

SHRI  PITABAS  MOHANTY, MEMBER .

                        Deficiency in service is the grievance of the petitioner.

                        The petitioner has come with the complain petition alleging deficiency in service on the part of the O.P, who has not provided the information to the complainant  under R.T.I Act after receipt of the requisite fees.

                        Briefly stated as per complaint petition by the petitioner are that the petitioner applied for some information under R.T.I Act before the O.P through R.T.I application dt.12.01.15 along with requisite fees. The O.P. also issued a acknowledgement receipt regarding receipt of the said application . When the O.P. failed to supply information, the petitioner issued a legal notice on dt.13.02.15 requesting him to provide the said information . But the legal notice did not wince any reply.  The complainant  finding no other way has filed the present dispute in this Fora with the prayer to compensate the petitioner with money to the tune of Rs.20,000/-

                        After notice  the O.P did not choose to appear and contested the dispute though notice has been duly served for which he has been set- exparte vide  order dt.11.06.2015.

                        On the date of hearing we heard the learned counsel for the complainant and after perusal of the record along with documents it is cristal clear that the petitioner had asked to supply the information under R.T.I Act-2005 and the P.I.O  has failed to supply the said information. In this situation the duty of the petitioner is to agitate his grievance before the Appellate authority provided under the R.T.I Act,2005.

                        In the present case the petitioner did not  agitate his grievance before the appellate authority . Without agitating his grievance before the competent authority the complainant filed this complainant in this  For a . In our  considered view  this Fora has no jurisdiction to entertain  this present dispute as per observation of Hon’ble National Commission reported in 2015 (91) CLT-259 (N.C), wherein it is held that:

“ The jurisdiction of the Consumer Fora to interfer in the matters arising out of the provisions of R.T.I Act is barred by necessary implication as also under the provisions of section -23 of said Act.”

In the above narrated clarification from our side we dismiss the dispute as per order given below.

O R D E R    

                         In the result the dispute is  dismissed with liberty to take appropriate steps in the proper forum as provided under the R.T.I Act-2005. No cost.                                   

      This order is pronounced in the open Forum on this the 23rd day of July ,2015. under my hand and seal of the Forum.                                                                                              

 

                                                                                              (Shri Pitabas Mohanty)                                                         

 (Shri Biraja Prasad Kar )                                                                Member.                                                                      

            President.                                                  Typed to my dictation & corrected by me

                                                                                   

                                                                                        

 (Miss Smita Ray)                                                                (Shri Pitabas Mohanty)                                                         

       Member.                                                                                   Member.