के (cid:574)ीयसूचनाआयोग Central Information Commission बाबागंगनाथमाग(cid:330), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नईिद(cid:671)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: 3 Cases.

(1) CIC/UODEL/A/2025/608486 (2) CIC/UODEL/A/2025/608485 Samrat Singh Rawat .….अपीलकता(cid:330)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO, Moti Lal Nehru College, RTICell, University of Delhi, Benito Juarez Marg, South Campus, New Delhi – 110021 ….(cid:366)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 19.02.2026 Date of Decision : 19.02.2026 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Sudha Rani Relangi Note – The above-mentioned Second Appeals have been clubbed together for decision as the parties are common and the grounds raised by the Appellant in these Second Appeals are similar in nature.

(1) CIC/UODEL/A/2025/608486 Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 29.04.2023 CPIO replied on : 06.06.2023 First appeal filed on : 05.07.2023 First Appellate Authority’s order : 14.11.2024 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 18.02.2025 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 29.04.2023 seeking the following information:-

“1. Details of the publications including name of journal, year of publication, journal volume, issue and page number considered for the promotion of Dr.

A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) for the post of Professor

2. Complete copy of all pages of the publications which were considered for the promotion of Dr. A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) for the post of Professor.

3. Copy of Minutes of selection committee and all the documents related to the promotion of Dr. A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) to the post of Professor.

4. Provide details of assessment period considered for the promotion of Dr.

A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) for the post of Professor

5. Details of the publications considered for the post of Professor for the promotion of Dr. A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) which were from the period before joining Motilal Nehru College (M).

6. Copy of Complete reports of Screening Committee and minutes including objections, if any, for all meetings related to promotion of Dr. A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department) for the post of Professor.

7. For each and every publication considered for the post of Professor far the promotion of Dr. A. M. Khan (Chemistry Department), please provide the following for each and every publication:

(a) Copy of email/proof received on uploading/sending paper for review.

Date and email ID should be clearly visible.

(b) Date of uploading/sending paper for review.

(c) Copy of comments received after review (d) Date of uploading/sending revised paper after including reviewer comments.

(e) Copy of email/proof received on uploading/sending revised paper.

(f) Copy of email/Proof received on the acceptance of paper.

(g) Date of acceptance of the paper.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 06.06.2023 stating as under:-

“1. The college adheres to Section 8(i) (j) of RTI Act 2005 Publications/journals etc. are usually available on different journals website.

2 The college adheres to Section 8(i) (j) of RTI Act 2005.

3 As mentioned at point no.2 4 As mentioned at point no.2. 5 As mentioned at point no.1 6 As mentioned at point no.2

7 As mentioned at point no.2.”

3. Aggrieved by the decision of the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 05.07.2023. The FAA vide its order dated 14.11.2024, upheld reply of the CPIO.

4. Challenging the FAA’s order, Appellant is before the Commission with the instant Second Appeal on the following grounds-

Research publications related information can never be personal information. Publications should be widely shared. What is the use of the research if it is not shared with other researchers? I would like to draw your attention towards Central Information Commission (CIC) Decisions:

(a) CIC/BS/A/2016/000133 (b) CIC/SB/A/2015/000433 (c) CIC/SH/A/2015/002235 In all above three CIC Decisions, leave record of the employee were disclosed to third parties. Similarly, in CIC Decision (CIC/MP/A/2015/001852), it was