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2025 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 3885

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Vinod Kumar Tiwari, IC
Alka Dhingra – Appellant
Versus
PIO, O/o Executive Engineer (Building), Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Karol Bagh Zone – Respondent
Second Appeal | WP (C) No. 1955/2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sachin Wadhwa
For the Respondents: Tarun Shankar Arya, Suman Saurabh Dixit, Arvind Chaudhary

The right to information under the RTI Act must balance transparency demands with procedural efficiency, and authorities are obliged to provide accessible information while maintaining workflow integrity.

Headnote:(A) Right to Information Act, 2005 - Sections 6(1), 6(3), 7(1), and 19(1) - RTI application filed by appellant seeking information related to various letters and requests made to Municipal Corporation of Delhi was met with incomplete and allegedly misleading responses from the PIO - Appellant claimed violation of RTI Act and sought complete information - Firstly, the appeal was directed to provide revised pointwise information, which was still not received - The court reaffirmed that while the right to information is crucial, it must align with procedural requirements and public authority efficiencies. (Paras 16-20)

(B) The Commission instructed the Respondents to allow inspection of records related to specific queries, ensuring transparency within the framework of the RTI Act without overburdening public authorities. (Paras 19-20)

Table of Content
1. right to information act application specifics. (Para 1 , 2)
2. context and response to rti queries. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. first and second appeals process. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. arguments against incomplete rti responses. (Para 14 , 15)
5. principles regarding right to information and limits. (Para 16 , 17)
6. appellate directions and compliance. (Para 18 , 19)

Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an (offline) RTI application dated 27.01.2024 seeking the following information:

I, Alka Dhingra (Municipal Councilor Ward No.90, MCD) W/O Sh. Munish Dhingra, R/O E-44, Second Floor, Moti Nagar, New Delhi-110015, is invoking the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) and seek following information:

1. What action has been taken on my letter no. MCD/WARD-90/025 dated 26.06.2023. Please provide the details and documents for the same.

2. If no action is taken on the letter no. MCD/WARD-90/025 dated 26.06.2023, please explain the reasons for the same.

What action has been taken on my letter no. MCD/WARD-90/028 dated 18.07.2023. Please provide the details and documents for the same. 3.

If no action is taken on letter no. MCD/WARD-90/028 dated 18.07.2023, 4. please explain the reasons for the same.

5. What action has been taken on my letter no. MCD/WARD-90/029 dated 10.08.2023. Please provide the details and documents for the same.

6. If no action is taken on letter no. MCD/WARD-90/029 dated 10.08.2023, please explain the reasons for the same.

7. What action has been taken on my letter no. MCD/WARD-90/041 dated 25.09.2023. Please provide the details and documents for the same.

8. If no action is taken on letter no. MCD/WARD-90/041 dated 25.09.2023, please explain the reasons for the same.

9. What is the policy of MCD for change of land use from industrial to commercial. Please provide the documents for the same.

10. What is the policy of MCD for change of land use from commercial to group housing. Please provide the documents for the same.

11. Please inform the names of officials to whom the letters mentioned at Point 1, 3, 5 and 7 were forwarded and who are the persons responsible to reply the said letters.

12. Please inform about the present status of property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najafgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, New Delhi-110015.

13. Please inform what was the original purpose for initial allotment of property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najafgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, New Delhi-110015.

14. Please inform the details of persons/firm/company/ entities or any other person, to whom the said property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najafgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, New Delhi-110015, was originally allotted and the date of allotment.

15. Please inform whether property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najafgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, New Delhi-110015 changed hands after original allotment. If yes, please provide the details of the same like date and name of purchaser entities.

16. Please inform what are the charges levied by the department for change of land use from industrial to commercial.

17. Please inform what are the charges levied by the department for change of land use from commercial to group housing.

18. Please inform what charges are levied by the department, from time to time, on property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najalgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, New Delhi-110015 for change of land use from industrial to commercial. Please provide the details.

19. Please inform what charges are levied by the department, from time to time, on property no. Plot no.67, DIT, Najafgarh Road, Kirti Nagar Industrial Ares, New Delhi-110015 for change of land use from commercial to group housing. Please provide the details.

20. Please inform about the persons/company/ entities on which charges are levied for change of land use at point 16 and 17.

21. Please inform whether such persons/company/entities as mentioned at point 16 and 17 have deposited the levied charges. If YES, please provide the details.

22. If the repl

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2025 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 3885

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSIONVinod Kumar Tiwari, ICAlka Dhingra – AppellantVersusPIO, O/o Executive Engineer (Building), Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Karol Bagh Zone – RespondentSecond Appeal | WP (C) No. 1955/2025

The right to information under the RTI Act must balance transparency demands with procedural efficiency, and authorities are obliged to provide accessible information while maintaining workflow integrity.

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Vinod Kumar Tiwari, IC
Alka Dhingra – Appellant
Versus
PIO, O/o Executive Engineer (Building), Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Karol Bagh Zone – Respondent
Second Appeal | WP (C) No. 1955/2025