के (cid:3)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:18), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:24)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/DGIIC/A/2024/111725 Naren Rathee .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Deputy Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Ayakar Bhawan, CR Building, Near Mansarovar Park, Rohtak, Haryana – 124001 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 01.09.2025 Date of Decision : 17.09.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 15.11.2023 CPIO replied on : 14.12.2023 First appeal filed on : 23.01.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 28.02.2024 Compliance of FAA order : N.A.

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 12.04.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 15.11.2023 (offline) seeking the following information:

“(cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) ने एक दरखा(cid:12)त DDIT (Investigation), Aayakar Bhawan, C.R. Building, Near Mansarovar Park, Rohtak को अपनी प(cid:18)नी अ(cid:19)नू सांगवान व उसके प(cid:26)रवार के (cid:27)खलाफ (cid:30)दनाकं 14.09.2023 को द(cid:31) थी, िजसके स"ब(cid:19)ध म& (cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) जन सचू ना अ(धकार अ(ध)नयम के तहत )न"न,ल(cid:27)खत सचू ना (cid:1)ा-त करना चाहता है:-

1. यह /क (cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) को इस दरखा(cid:12)त के स"ब(cid:19)ध म& य(cid:30)द /कसी के 1यान ,लये गये ह2, तो उन 1यान3 क4 स(cid:18)या5पत (cid:1))त उपल1ध करवाई जावे।

2. यह /क (cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) 8वारा लगाई गई उपरो9त दरखा(cid:12)त पर आपके 5वभाग 8वारा क4 गई कायव ाह(cid:31) क4 स(cid:18)या5पत (cid:1))त (cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) को उपल1ध करवाई जाव।े

3. यह /क (cid:1)ाथ(cid:4) को उसक4 प(cid:18)नी अ(cid:19)नू तथा उसके प(cid:26)रवार क4 आई.ट(cid:31).आर. क4 स(cid:18)या5पत (cid:1))त उपल1ध करवाई जाव।े”

2. The CPIO vide its letter dated 14.12.2023 had given reply to the Appellant which states as under:

“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (2) of section 24 of RTI Act. 2005(No. 22 of 2005) the Central Government vide its officials notification dated 27/03/2008in GSR 235(E) issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pension( Department of Personnel & Training) and published in the Gazette of India. Extraordinary. Part-II Section 3, Sub section (1) dated 28/03/2008. placed the office of the Director General of Income Tax (Inv.) in second Schedule of the RTI Act. 2005. The office of the CPIO, i.e. DDIT (Inv.). Rohtak is under administrative control of the Director General of Income Tax (Inv.). NWR. Chandigarh, therefore, this office is also exempt from providing the information under the RTI Act. 2005. Therefore, the application filed by the applicant may be treated as disposed off”

3. The appellant filed a First Appeal dated 23.01.2024. The FAA vide its order dated 28.02.2024 had upheld the reply given by the CPIO.

4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, appellant approached the Commission with the instant Second Appeal.

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Appellant: Present through Video-Conference.

Respondent: Shri Gianender, Assistant Director of Income Tax (Investigation)

present through Video-Conference.

5. Proof of having served a copy of Second Appeal on Respondent while filing the same in CIC on 12.04.2024 is available on record.

6. The Appellant, during the hearing, reiterated the contents of his RTI application and instant appeal and submitted that information has not been provided to him by the Respondent and the same has been wrongly denied to him.

7. Written submissions of the Respondent are taken on record and the relevant extracts of the same is reproduced below: “4. Besides above, it is worthwhile to mention that a) Contents of Section 24(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 which states "Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organizations specified in the Second Schedule, being organizations established by the Central Government or any information furnished by such organizations to that Government:

Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and h