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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/NRAIL/A/2025/104636

Vivek .….अपीलकता(cid:330)/Appellant

VERSUS

बनाम

C.P.I.O,

Northern Railway

Vigilance Branch,

Headquarter Office, Baroda House,

New Delhi – 110 001 ….(cid:366)ितवादी/Respondent

Date of Hearing : 22-04-2026

Date of Decision : 22-04-2026

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Swagat Das

Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 17-12-2024

CPIO replied on : 13-01-2025

First appeal filed on : 14-01-2025

First Appellate Authority’s order : 28-01-2025

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 05-02-2025

Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 17-12-2024 seeking the

following information:

“Ref :- RB letter no. 2022/V3/N/S&T/03-CBI dated 7/12/2022 (copy

attached).

Vide letter at reference above sanction under Section 19 of Prevention of

Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) has been granted to prosecute

applicant in court of law. Copy of this letter has been received from Special

CBI Court, Panchkula and is attached as reference. Sh. Vivek Varshney,

Director Vigilance (M) Railway Board is cited as prosecution witness in the

case where applicant is arraigned as one of the accused.

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GM(Vigilance) Northern Railway has written a letter bearing number

VIG/CBI/V7/2022/07/00032 on 6/12/2022 to Railway Board which is also

figuring in above letter received to applicant from court. Furthermore, CBI

has sought sanction to prosecute applicant from GM (Vigilance) only vide

their letter number 859/RC0052022A0022 dated 06/9/2022. This, letter

has also been received to applicant from Special CBI Court, Panchkula.

Under RTI Act,2005 it is requested to please provide attested copy of letter

number VIG/CBI/V7/2022/07/00032 dated 6/12/2022. Sought

information is required to cross-examine the witness of prosecution.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 13-01-2025 stating as

under:

“In reference to the above, the information sought as letter no.

VIG/CBI/V7/2022/07/00032 was written by Northern Railway vigilance to

Railway Board vigilance on 06.12.2022 is the part of investigation which

is prohibited to disclose under section 8(1)(e), (g) & (j) of the RTI Act, hence

such document cannot be provided under the RTI Act 2005.

In this regard, Ministry of Railways letter No. 2010/V-1/RTI/1/1 dated

04.11.2011 is self-explanatory. (Copy enclosed)”

3. The Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 14-01-2025. The F.A.A vide order

dated 28-01-2025 stating as under:

“Facts of the case :-

I. The RTI application dated 12.12.2024 of the appellant Shri Vivek was

received in this office on 17.12.2024 through online registration number

NRAIL/R/P/24/00769 dated 17.12.2024.

II. The PIO/Vig. replied on this RTI application online and offline vide letter

No: VIG/RTI/Vivek/19/2023 dated 13.01.2025 on 13.01.2025, within

stipulated time.

III. The appellant Shri Vivek has appealed vide his appeal letter dated

14.01.2025 which has been received in this office through Centralized RTI

Cell, Baroda House vide letter No. NRAIL/R/P/24/00769 dated 21.01.2025,

wherein he has stated that no response has been received from the

PIO/Vig.

Decision :-

1. Perusal of the case file reveals that PIO/Vig. has already provided

information online and offline to applicant vide letter of even no. dated

13.01.2025, within stipulated time. However copy of same may again be

provided to the appellant. As the information has already been provided

no further intervention is required in this matter.

2. The appellant and concerned CPIO's be informed accordingly.

3. The appeal is disposed off in terms of above observations.”

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4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, Appellant approached the Commission

with the instant Second Appeal.

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Appellant: Not Present.

Respondent: Shri Satish Kumar Jindal, AVO &