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के ኚ᭾ीय सूचना आयोग

Central Information Commission

बाबा गंगनाथ मागग,मुननरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka

नई नि्ቤी, New Delhi – 110067

नितीय अपील सं्ቅा / Second Appeal No. CIC/HALTD/A/2025/617820

Jitendra Kumar … अपीलकताग/Appellant

VERSUS

बनाम

CPIO: Hindustan Aeronautics

Limited, Bengaluru …्ቚनतवािीगण/Respondents

Relevant dates emerging from the appeal:

RTI : 22.01.2025 FA : 27.02.2025 SA : 16.04.2025

CPIO : 03.02.2025 FAO : 24.03.2025 Hearing : 11.05.2026

Date of Decision: 19.05.2026

CORAM:

Hon’ble Commissioner

_ANANDI RAMALINGAM

O R D E R

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 22.01.2025 seeking information on

the following points:

1. ्ቚाथी के प्ቔ प्ቔांक स. नि.ए.नल./आगरा/61 निनांक 18.10.2023 और कुल ररमा्቉र 06

पर आपके कायागलय िारा की गई कायागवािी के स्ቚंध मे ि्ቜावेजी साኚ᭻ सनित सूचना

िेने की कृपा करें।

2. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 03.02.2025 and the same is reproduced as

under :-

“निनांक 18.10.2023 की निकायत और उनके 06 अनु्ቦारको ंकी जााँच की गई, उन पर

उनचत कारगवाई करते हुए उनका ननपटान नकया गया।

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ि्ቜावेजी साኚ᭻ के संबंध में, सतकगता नवभाग के ि्ቜावेज, गोपनीय ्ቚकृनत के िैं और

निनांक 08.02.2017 के सीआईसी के आिेि (्ቚनत संल्ሿ) के अनुसार आरटीआई

अनधननयम 2005 की धारा 8(1) (जी) के अंतगगत ्ቚकटीकरण से उ्ቡें छूट ्ቚा्቎ िै।”

3. Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First

Appeal dated 27.02.2025 alleging that the information provided was incomplete, false

and misleading. The FAA vide order dated 24.03.2025 stated as under: -

“In light of above facts, I find no scope / ground for issuing any directives to the

CPIO, HAL Corporate Office in the matter: Further Fara 8(1)(j) of RTI ACT-

2005, states "Information which relates to personal information the disclosure of

which has no relationship to any public activity or interest or which would cause

unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public

Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate

authority, as the case may be is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the

disclosure of such information”.”

4. Aggrieved with the FAA’s order, the Appellant approached the Commission with

the instant Second Appeal dated 16.04.2025.

Hearing Proceedings & Decision:

5. The appellant and on behalf of the respondent E. Ramakrishna Phani, CPIO,

attended the hearing through video conference.

6. The appellant inter alia submitted that the respondent had not provided the

requisite information regarding action taken on his complaint dated 18.10.2023, so far.

7. The respondent while defending their case inter alia submitted that the Vigilance

Department had looked into the appellant’s complaint dated 18.10.2023 and had closed

the matter being bereft of any merit. However, the notings and copy of report was not

divulged as per Section 8 (1) (g) and (j) of the RTI Act. The CPIO further endorsed their

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latest written submissions dated 29.04.2026 reiterating their earlier stand, and the same

are taken on record.

8. The Commission after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, hearing

both parties and perusal of records, observes that the reply given by the CPIO is partly

incomplete and evasive. The CPIO orally communicated that the appellant’s complaint

dated 18.10.2023 had been closed, however, the outcome has not been informed to the

appellant. Taking into consideration the CPIO’s plea that the notigs/report contained

exempted information as per Section 8 (1) (g) and (j) of the RTI Act, the overall action

taken on the same could have been intimated to the appellant, barring the exempted

details. Keeping in view the principles of accountability and in the interest of natural

justice to the Appellant who sought action taken information on his own complaint, the

respondent is directed to provide the broad outcome of the complaint dated 18.10.2023 to

the appellant, without disclosing personal details exempted as per Section 8 (1) (g) and

(j) of