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 Nos. : CIC/UTPON/C/2024/602556, CIC/UTPON/C/2024/604246, CIC/UTPON/C/2024/639803, CIC/UTPON/A/2024/623878, CIC/UTPON/C/2024/622694, CIC/UTPON/C/2024/623877 &

CIC/INDAC/C/2024/624382 Arun ….िशकायतकता(cid:18) /Complainant .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO Puducherry Distilleries Limited, R.S. No. 144 & 145, Door No. 18, Ariyapalayam Village, Villianur, Puducherry – 605110 ….(cid:30)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 11.07.2025 Date of Decision : 21.07.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari The above-mentioned complaints and second appeal are clubbed together as the Appellant/Complainant is common and subject-matter is similar in nature and hence are being disposed of through a common order.

(Total number of 27 complaints/second appeals of the Complainant/Appellant are listed today for hearing before the Commission)

CIC/UTPON/C/2024/602556 Relevant facts emerging from complaint:

RTI application filed on : 07.11.2023 CPIO replied on : 21.11.2023 First appeal filed on : Not on record First Appellate Authority’s order : Not on record

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 17.01.2024 Information sought:

1. The Complainant filed an (online) RTI application dated 07.11.2023 seeking the following information:

“I need information from the Puducherry Distilleries Limited and the requested information is enclosed in PDF Encl:

Fact: Managing Director Mr. S.Sathiyamoorthy vide his letter No:PDL/Estt/A3/NCBC/Rep/2023/331, dated.31 May 2023, stated that, “6. …. Thiru. I.Arun, has been engaged as DRCL on 27.10.2014, on considering his application requesting for appointment in PDL on Compassionate ground….

7. ….Nandha Kumar .K, date of engagement as DRCL 16.02.2015, Sarasu.S, date of engagement as DRCL 16.02.2015 Fact: Affidavit filed by Managing director of Puducherry Distilleries Limited (respondents 4 & 5) to Hon’ble Judge of Madras High Court for W.P No.847/2014, stated that, “9(D)… and engaged 3 more persons on casual and daily rated basis on 16.02.2015……. ..9(E) … Therefore, based on such engagements on casual and Daily rated basis for implementation of 2 temporary Schemes, those 55 persons have no legal right to seek for either continuous engagement or absorption in any sanctioned post in the 4th respondent. The 4 th respondent as an Instrumentality of the state has also no powers to ignore the constitutional Scheme of Public Employment laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and R.Rs framed for all sanctioned permanent posts and absorb them in those posts. Therefore, on completion of the above 2 temporary Schemes, the 4th Respondents would stop engaging them”

Seeking following information from the Managing Director of Puducherry Distilleries Limited, 1. Kindly provide the details of the name of 3 persons engaged as Daily Rated basis on 16.02.2015.

2. Date of Completion of 2 temporary schemes sated by the Managing Director to Madras High Court in his affidavit stated above.

3. Names of all 55 persons informed to Hon’ble Judge of Madras High Court for W.P No.847/2014 by Managing Director of PDL in his affidavit.

4. Provide information in following format for the persons engaged as multipurpose worker by absorption/ad hoc on 25.02.2015 and 17.08.2022 in the name of compassionate.

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the complainant on 21.11.2023 stating as under:

“The RTI application is forwarded to PIO, PDL, Puducherry, as the subject pertains to PDL. The forwarding letter is attached herewith.

Encl.

A copy of the online RTI application No. DICPD/R/E/23/00023 dated 07.11.2023 of Thiru. I. Arun, S/o. Ilangovan, 42, Rajiv Gandhi Street, Muthialpet, Puducherry, is transferred under Section 6(3) of the Right to Information Act 2005, to your office for disposal, as the information sought by the applicant pertains to PDL, Puducherry.

2. Therefore, it is requested that the reply may be furnished dire