ORDER

FACTS

The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information, as under:-

“Furnish the CCTV footage of the official training provided to Lab Assistant promoted from Lab Attendant under taken by ANIIMS / DHS Port Blair in his different capacity from during 1st April to 30th June 2018. The information to be contain with CCTV Footage of OPD camera, blood bank nearby camera, nearby camera of Room No. 29 and auditorium camera.”

The CPIO and Assistant Director (Admn.) vide letter dated 30.10.2018 transferred the RTI application to PIO/OSD (ANIIMS), DHS, Port Blair. Dissatisfied due to non-receipt of any response from the PIO/OSD (ANIIMS), DHS, Port Blair, the Appellant approached the FAA. The FAA vide order dated 07.01.2019 directed the PIO, ANIIMS to provide the requisite available information to the Appellant. The Compliance of FAA order, if any, is not thereon record.Thereafter, the Appellant filed a Second Appeal before the Commission with a request to provide information and impose penalty on the CPIO.

HEARING:

Facts emerging during the hearing:

The following were present:

Appellant: Absent

Respondent: Shri Sujit Kumar Mazudar, Section Incharge Legal Cell through Audio Conferencing.

The Appellant remained absent during the hearing. The Respondent submitted that vide letter dated 07.01.2020 they had provided information to the Appellant. The Respondent further submitted that the information sought by the Appellant pertained to the 1st April 2018 till 30th June 2018, RTI application was filed on 29.10.2018 and according to their record retention policy they maintain the recording of CCTV footage for 25 days only. Therefore he submitted that the information sought cannot be provided.

The Appellant was not present to contest the submissions of the Respondent or to substantiate his claims further.

DECISION:

Keeping in view the facts of the case and the submissions made by the Respondent, the Commission observes that since the records relating to the information sought are not avaiable with the Resppondent, no information could be provided. Further,the Commission directs the Respondent to file an affidavit regarding record retention policy on CCTV footage. The Commissionbelives that an appropriate response has been furnished to the Appellant by the Respondent. Hence, no further intervention of the Commission is required in the matter.

The Appeal stands disposed accordingly.