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Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई निल्ली, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/GGSIU/A/2024/141172 Brig. Pradeep Kumar Upmanyu (Retd.) .….अपीलक VERSUS बनतम CPIO, Assistant Registrar-(Estt.) & CPIO, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi–110078 .….

Date of Hearing : 11.11.2025 Date of Decision : 13.11.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 14.07.2024 CPIO replied on : 26.07.2024 First appeal filed on : 04.08.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 17.09.2024 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 24.12.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an (offline) RTI application dated 14.07.2024 seeking the following information:

“1. I am submitting application seeking Information under the RTI Act 2005 in respect of the GGSIP University Board of Management (BOM) 75th meeting held on 18/08/2021. It is expected that the complete agenda items placed before GGSIPU Board of Management (BOM) during its 75th meeting should be available on GGSIP University portal but unfortunately, I could not find these agenda items placed before the GGSIPU BOM in its 75th meeting uploaded on the GGSIP University website thus compelled to file application under the RTI Act 2005 seeking information under RTI Act 2005.

2. I will request CPIO GGSIP University for providing information under the RTI Act 2005 as per details as below:

(a) The certified copy of complete agenda items circulated to members of GGSIP University Board of Management (BOM) and agenda items placed before the GGSIPU Board of Management (BOM) for consideration of agenda items during its 75th meeting.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 26.07.2024 stating as under:

“Reply to the query no. 2 (a):- The agenda items distributed amongst the members of the Board of Management are substantial in size, in terms of the number of pages and includes sensitive, confidential information. The applicant may be asked to inform the specific agenda item required as minutes of the meeting are already available on the University website.”

3. Being dissatisfied, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 04.08.2024.

The FAA vide its order dated 17.09.2024; held as under.

“The undersigned has gone through the records. It has been observed that the university has provided the sufficient information in the RTI reply vide CPIO letter dated 26.07.2024. Therefore, no further intervention is required by First Appellate Authority. Accordingly, the appeal filed by Brig. Pradeep Kumar Upmanyu (Retd.) is disposed of.

It is placed on record that the First Appeal in this matter was scheduled within the prescribed time limit of 30 days i.e. on 30.08.2024 however the same could not be held due to administrative reasons.”

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

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Appellant: He, along with Shri N. Kumar appeared in person.

Respondent: Shri Naveen Bhardwaj, CPIO/Section Officer; Shri Subhash Sharma, Consultant; Shri Naveen Budhiraja, Assistant Registrar (Establishment); Shri Rajendra Samath, Section Officer; and Shri Sumit Kohli, Assistant, appeared in person.

5. Proof of having served a copy of Second Appeal/ Complaint on Respondent while filing the same in CIC on 24.12.2024 available on record. The Respondent confirmed service.

6. The Appellant inter alia submitted that the information sought by him regarding the complete agenda items placed before the Board of Management (BOM) in its 75th meeting held on 18.08.2021 has not been provided by the Respondent. He contended that since the minutes of the BOM meetings are already public, there should be no impediment in furnishing the complete agenda items.

7. The Respondent while defending their case inter alia submitted that a point-wise reply was provided to the Appe