के (cid:3)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:18), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:24)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/PODEP/A/2024/613724 Sachin .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Office of the DSP, Traffic (Admin.), Traffic and Security Lines, Sector 29, Chandigarh - 160030 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 16.09.2025 Date of Decision : 17.09.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 05.02.2024 CPIO replied on : 16.02.2024 First appeal filed on : 28.02.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 19.03.2024 Compliance of FAA order : Not on record

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 20.03.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 05.02.2024 (online) seeking the following information:

“Please provide me CCTV footage of all the cameras installed at PS26 East, Chandigarh from 3.00 PM to 5:30 PM of 5 Feb 2024.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 16.02.2024 stating as under:

“Please refer to your RTI applications dated 05.02.2024 received through online RTI-MIS portal vide nos. PODEP/R/E/24/00082 and PODEP/R/E/24/00083, on the subject cited above.

As per report dated 16.02.2024 of I/C PCCC, the requisite information i.e CCTV footage of all cameras installed in Police Station Sector-26 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM on 05.02.2024 also includes the movement of daily commuters which relates to their personal information. The disclosure of such information would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of individuals, hence the same cannot be supplied to individual. However, the same can be supplied to law enforcement agency having legal jurisdiction of the incident area.”

3. Being dissatisfied, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 28.02.2024.

The FAA vide its order dated 19.03.2024, held as under:

“This is an order on the first appeal under RTI Act, 2005 preferred by Mr. Sachin, House no. 152, New Police Lines, Sector-26, Chandigarh addressed to this appellate authority, which was received in this office through online application vide No. PODEP/A/E/24/00017 dated 28.02.2024 against the disposal of the appellant's RTI application dated

05.02.2024 by the CPIO/Traffic, U.T. Chandigarh.

The appellant and CPIO/Traffic-cum-DSP/Traffic (Admn) were called for personal hearing on 14.03.2024 at 11:30 AM. The appellant and CPIO/Traffic-cum-DSP/Traffic (Admn) attended the hearing. The matter was discussed in detail.

I have carefully gone through the reply of CPIO/Traffic provided to the appellant. The appellant stated that required information has not been provided by CPIO/Traffic and he is not satisfied with the reply of CPIO/Traffic. During the discussion CPIO/Traffic apprised that the requisite information i.e. CCTV footage of all cameras installed in Police Station Sector-26 from 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm and 03:00 pm to 05:30 pm on 05.02.2024 also includes the movement of daily commuters which relates to their personal information. Hence, the same cannot be supplied. However, the same can be supplied to law enforcement agency having legal jurisdiction of the incident area. So, no further information is to be provided to the applicant.

In view of the above, the appeal is accordingly disposed of.”

4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, Appellant approached the Commission with the instant Second Appeal.

5. A written submission dated 09.09.2025 filed by Ms. Harjit Kaur, CPIO is taken on record. Contents of the same are reproduced below:

“It is submitted that an appeal filed by Sh. Sachin R/o H.No. 152, New Police Lines, Sector 26, UT, Chandigarh received in this office vide No. R-9575/SSP/UT dated 03.09.2025 & R-1396/PA/SSP/Sec. & Traffic dated 26.08.2025.

It is further submitted that RTI application of Sh. Sachin was received vide No. 10 & 11/RTI-24/DSP/Traffic-cum-CPIO (Traffic) dated 05.2.2024 (copies are annexed as "A"), in which he sought CCTV footage of all the cam