के(cid:3)(cid:4)ीय सचू ना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गगं नाथ माग,(cid:10) मिु नरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई (cid:11)द(cid:13)ली, New Delhi – 110067 ि(cid:2)तीय अपील सं(cid:12)या / Second Appeal No. CIC/IOCLD/A/2022/158745 Shri Khushal Chand Vohra … अपीलकता(cid:8)/Appellant VERSUS/बनाम PIO, …(cid:9)ितवादीगण /Respondent Indian Oil Corporation Limited Date of Hearing : 25.01.2024 Date of Decision : 25.01.2024 Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Heeralal Samariya Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 06.09.2022 PIO replied on : 06.10.2022 First Appeal filed on : 11.10.2022 First Appellate Order on : 14.11.2022 2ndAppeal/complaint received on : 26.12.2022 Information sought and background of the case:

The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 06.09.2022 seeking information on following points:-

“Description of information required: Please provide the list of total petrol pumps issued by IOCL in Punjab according to the following format.

Sr. No.

Name or title Date of Allotment as per LOA Place Address a. Please provide us the attested copies of all the certificates of the pump distributors submitted to IOCL and the copy of the attested certificates which are provided by IOCL.

b. Please provide us the detail of the transfer cases of the petrol pumps if any according to the following format.

Sr. No.

Name or tile of petrol Pump Transferred from (person's Nama)

Transferred to (person's Name)

c. Please provide the list of total gas agencies issued by IOCL in Punjab according to the following format.

Sr. No.

Name or title Date of Allotment as per LOA Placa Address d. Please provide us the attested copies of all the certificates of the distributors submitted to IOCL and the copy of the attested certificates which are provided by IOCL.

e. Please provide us the detail of the transfer cases of the petrol pumps if any according to the following format.

Sr. No.

Name or title of petrol Pump Transferred from (person's Name)

Transferred to (person's Name)

f. Please provide us the detail of the number of connections allotted to these gas agencies at present (till 01-09-22).

g. Please provide the service book of Mr. Sunil Kumar DGM Jalandhar Indane Area Office, Suchi Pind, Jalandhar and the service book of Mr. Saurabh Bhalatia Sr. Sales Officer deputed at Gurdaspur by Jalandhar Area Office.”

The CPIO vide letter dated 06.10.2022 replied as under:-

“3(ii). We do not maintain the sought information as per format of the query, as such the same is not readily maintainable & its compilation shall divert disproportionately the resources of the Corporation. Hence cannot be provided under section 7(9) of the RTI Act, 2005.

3(ii)a. The query is vague and hence cannot be replied to. 3(ii)b. The query is vague and hence cannot be replied to.

3(ii)c. We do not maintain the sought information as per format of the query, as such the same is not readily maintainable & its compilation shall divert disproportionately the resources of the Corporation. Hence cannot be provided under section 7(9) of the RTI Act, 2005.

However, information pertaining to Name, location and Address of showroom of gas agencies as available in our records is enclosed (9 pages).”

Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 11.10.2022. The FAA vide order dated 14.11.2022 stated as under:-

“The Appellant has stated in his comment that the reply to the RTI application is not adequate, as appropriate information/ response has not been provided to the applicant/ appellant as per the RTI Act.

On a close perusal of the said appeal, RTI Application, reply thereto and the comments of the respondent. I am of the opinion that queries of the Applicant/Appellant has been replied adequately vide letter dated

13.10.2022 by the Respondent.”

Aggrieved and dissatisfied, the Appellant approached the Commission with the instant Second Appeal.

Written submission dated 18.01.2024 has been received from the Appellant and same has been taken on