के Û(cid:289)(cid:547)य सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग,(cid:91) म(cid:467)ु नरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई (cid:465)दãल(cid:547), New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/CBSED/A/2025/616263 Prashant Prakash Vanarase .….अपीलकता(cid:91)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम The CPIO CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, RTI CELL, INTEGRATED OFFICE COMPLEX, SECTOR - 23, PHASE-I, DWARKA, NEW DELHI – 110077 ….(cid:292)(cid:467)तवाद(cid:547)गण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 20.04.2026 Date of Decision : 20.04.2026 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Sudha Rani Relangi Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 20.10.2024 CPIO replied on : 19.11.2024 First appeal filed on : 30.11.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 11.04.2025

2nd Appeal dated : Nil Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 20.10.2024 seeking the following information:

“Dear Sir/Madam, I, Prashant Vanarase, a resident of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, hereby request the following information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, pertaining to the schools listed below that are operating in two shifts, in reference to the CBSE Affiliation Bye Laws 2018, Chapter 15 (Special Provisions): Schools in Question:1.Affiliation Number: 11303252.Affiliation Number: 11300863.Affiliation Number: 11304704.Affiliation Number 1131249Information Requested:1.Copy of all Show Cause Notices and Final Notices issued to the abovementioned schools during the academic years 20172018 to 20242025 or till date.2.Copy of all Replies received from these schools in response to the Show Cause Notices or any other notices issued by CBSE during the period from April 2017 till date.3.Copy of all Specific Penalties or Actions Taken, including fines, suspension, or withdrawal of affiliation, against these schools. 4. Copy of Proof of Penalties Paid, if any, by the schools listed above.5.Copy of all Notings, Emails, and Official Communications related to the justifications provided by the schools for operating two shifts without CBSE approval.6.Copies of all Evidence, both documentary and digital, collected during CBSE s inspections of these schools. 7.Reasons on Record for granting an extension of Secondary level education to these schools, despite violations of the CBSE Affiliation Bye Laws 2018 (Chapter 15), as noted by CBSE in the year 2017.8.Names, Designations, and Contact Details of CBSE Officers involved in handling the violations for these schools from time to time. l kindly request that this information be provided by India Speed Post to the address provided below.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 19.11.2024 stating as under:

“Reply :- The desired information is random and unspecific in nature. The applicant did not specify the details of a document(s) required by him and instead randomly sought copies of all show cause notices and final notices said to have been issued to the concerned four Schools, its replies, action taken, proof of penalties, all notings and official communication, etc. during the academic years 2017-18 to 2024-25.

The applicant has not specified the details and date of the show cause notice(s) which is/are being sought. However, only a random duration of 09 years (2017-2025) has been provided to the CPIO to assume and provide all desired information. However, while screening the available documents, nothing as such has been found in the records.

To enable the CPIO to provide precise information as per the availability of records and in accordance with the provisions of the RTI act, the applicant shall have to be absolutely precise with full clarity while seeking information from the public authority, as there is no provision under the RTI Act for the CPIO to assume or interpret the desired information and issue the same at random.

In view of the unspecific nature of the information sought in the RTI application, it is informed that in case the applicant requires information in material form, he should write to