के (cid:574)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:330), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:671)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/CBECE/A/2025/623701 Manish Malik .….अपीलकता(cid:330)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO, Office of the Commissioner of CGST, GST Bhawan, Block C&D, New CGO Complex, NH-IV, B-Block, Faridabad – 121001 ….(cid:366)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 18.02.2026 Date of Decision : 16.03.2026 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 03.03.2025 CPIO replied on : 03.04.2025 First appeal filed on : 15.04.2025 First Appellate Authority’s order : 16.05.2025 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 24.05.2025 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an (offline) RTI application dated 03.03.2025 seeking the following information:

“Letter dt 25.11.24, Reminder dt 12-12-24 & Complaint dt: 17-02-25, reminder dt 21-02-25.

Kindly make it convenient to provide the same under RTI Act 2005 being the desired information has not been given as per principle of natural justice against my repeated requests and complaints as referred above. The details of the requested information in reference of the attached letter dt 25.11.24, dt 12-12-24, Complaint dt: 17-02-25 & reminder dt 21-

02-25 is given as under-

1- Please give certified copies of each record requested at point no. 1 to 8 of letter dt 25.11.24 & detailed recorded reasons if the record is not available in the record of any of the public authority.

2- Please give the recorded reasons, rules of GST, higher authorities' directions/orders, note sheets & proceedings for not giving the requested information vide letter dt 25.11.24, 12.12.24 & others.

3. Please give name; designation & present official address of each employee/officer who was/is responsible to give information/record to the applicant according to principle of natural justice and as per rules/law of GST letter dt 25.11.24, 12.12.24 & others.

4- Please give name, designation & present official address of each employee/officer who was/is the custodian of records of the information/record requested in letter dt 25.11.24, 12.12.24 & others.

5- Please give name, designation & present official address of the competent jurisdictional officer/authority who was/is responsible to take action as requested in complaint dt 17.02.25 & reminder 21.02.25.

6- Please give certified copies of each record requested at point no. 1 to 5 of complaint dt 17.02.25 & detailed recorded reasons if the record is not available in the record of any of the public authority.

7- Certified copy of each transfer/forwarding letter, proceedings, reasons for delay, issued direction, inquiry report etc. and if no such record available please provide the recorded reasons thereof.

8- Please give name, designation & present official address of the responsible officer/authority who was/is responsible (i) for not taking any action, (ii) for not transferring/forwarding the complaint to competent jurisdictional authority, (iii) for not preparing the required proceedings, (iv) for not supplying the reasons for delay, (v) for not issuing the direction to dispose of the complaint & (vi) for not conducting any inquiry as requested in complaint at 17.02.25 & reminder 21.02.25.

9- Certified copy of each letter/notice/summon issued to CA Anil Kumar & each document/reply received from CA Anil Kumar in complaint dt

17.02.25 & reminder 21.02.25”

2. The CPIO furnished a point-wise reply to the Appellant on 03.04.2025 stating as under:

“1 The information sought is exempted under Section 8(l)(g) and Section

8(1)(h) of RTI Act, 2005.

2 The information sought is exempted under Section 8(1)(h) of RTI Act, 2005.

3 to 4 It may be noted that the DOPT vide its OM No. 1/32/2013-R dated 28. 11.2013, which is available at http://eels.nic.in/Write Read DATA/Circularportal/D2/Do2rti/ Guide 2013- Issate.pdf las come up with a comprehensive guide to RTI Act. Under the segment "right to Information under the Ac