के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:6981),मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, New Delhi – 110067 ि(cid:7367)तीय अपील सं(cid:6990)या / Second Appeal No. CIC/ICSOI/A/2025/623657 Dinesh Vats … अपीलकता(cid:6981)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO: Institute of Company Secretaries of India …(cid:7079)ितवादीगण/Respondents (M/o. Corporate Affairs), New Delhi Relevant dates emerging from the appeal:

RTI : 30.03.2025 FA : 26.04.2025 SA : 24.05.2025 CPIO : 25.04.2025 FAO : 22.05.2025 Hearing : 18.02.2026 Date of Decision: 18.02.2026 CORAM:

Hon’ble Commissioner Shri P R Ramesh O R D E R

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 30.03.2025 seeking information on the following points:

1. The information for the agenda including the date, month and year of the meeting in which the existing syllabus of the Executive level (intermediate level) and Professional level (final level) examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has been approved.

2. The information including the minutes of the meetings in which the existing syllabus of the Executive level (intermediate level) and Professional level (final level) examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has been approved.

3. The information for name of the Council member(s), text committee member(s), syllabus committee member(s) and/or any other committee(s) member(s) formed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) to change the old syllabus into the existing syllabus at the Executive level (intermediate level) and Professional level (final level) examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

4. The information for the reasons and recommendations to change the old syllabus into the existing syllabus of Executive level (intermediate level) and Professional level (final level) examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

5. The information for the name(s), profession(s) and other details of the person(s) constitute the committee(s) and appoint its member(s) to change the syllabus of Income Tax in the course curriculum of the Execuve level (intermediate level) and Professional level (final level) examinaon of the instute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)…etc.

2. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 25.04.2025 and the same is reproduced as under:-

1. The Query is not clear

2. The information sought is exempted under section 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005

3 to 7. Information sought by the RTI Applicant available at the Website of the Institute at the link: https://www.icsi.edu/media/web modules/Report%20of%20the%20Academic%20Committee%20 on%20Syllabus%202022.pdf....etc.

3. Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 26.04.2025 alleging that the information provided was incomplete, false and misleading. The FAA vide order dated 22.05.2025 observed as under: -

(4) The reply of the Respondent against the instant appeal is as under: -

"The written submission of the Respondent is as under:-

Written submission to query numbers 1, 10 and 13: Our reply remains the same.

"Query is not clear".

Written submission to query number 2: - "The information sought is exempted under section 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005."

Written submission to query numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 14: Information sought by the RTI Applicant available at the Website of the Institute and the link is provided to the Appellant vide RTI Reply dated 25.04.2025.

Written submission to query number 9: The information sought is provided to the Appellant vide RTI Reply dated 25.04.2025.

Further, it is to inform that the "the public authority under the RTI Act, 2005 is not to create or collate information; or to interpret information. Therefore, the information which is readily available in the format/content can only be provided to the appellant and not as per the choice