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/EPILT/A/2024/106580 CIC/EPILT/A/2024/108447 CIC/EPILT/A/2024/108445 Sushil Kumar .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Engineering Projects (India) Ltd, Core 3, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 15.07.2025 Date of Decision : 22.07.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari CIC/EPILT/A/2024/106580 The above-mentioned second appeals are clubbed together as the Appellant is common and subject-matter is similar in nature and hence are being disposed of through a common order. Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 19.12.2023 CPIO replied on : 25.01.2024 First appeal filed on : 05.02.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 23.02.2024 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 28.02.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an (offline) RTI application dated 19.12.2023 seeking the following information:

“Kindly arrange to furnish/provide following information/Documents under RTI Act 2005. The I-card copy of the undersigned and postal order no. 99G 102157 valuing Rs.50/- in favor of Engineering Projects (India)

Limited is enclosed herewith.

1. Pl. provide 'soft copy through E-mail & hard copy' of note sheet / 'Minutes of Meeting of Interview conducted on 19.09.2011 containing comments of 'Interview/Selection' Board Committee members viz. then CMD, then Director (Finance), then ED, Shri Moolchand, then GM (HR), Sh. F. X. Topno, then external member Sh. SP Ram, Ex. (Director)- HR of National Financial Corporation etc. who were present & have conducted our interview on 19.09.2011 against the advertisement for Walk-in-

Interview pertaining to us.

2. In reference to Office Order no. DLI/HRM/PER/1934 dtd. 28 April 2023 issued by Ms. Vinita Sharma, Sr. Mgr. (HR), please provide the following detail i.e. 'soft copy through E-mail & hard copy' pertaining to amount of Rs 16,29,511/- mentioned in above office order:

a) Basis of calculation i.e. Detailed calculation sheet.

b) Total Income Tax already paid.

c) Income Tax implication detail i.e. Income Tax adjusted detail”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 25.01.2024 stating as under:

“(i) The sought query has already been replied. However, it may again be informed that the sought information consisting of personal information of third party and confidential in nature is exempted from disclosure under section 8(1) (j), 8(1)(d) and section 11 of RTI Act, 2005.

(ii) (a) The sought information enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b) The total tax deducted for the period Feb'18 to Dec'22 on Gross Salary of Rs.1,25,17,345/- is Rs.24,88,104/-.

(c) Income Tax has been deducted at source' on Gross payment released to the employee concerned based on prevailing Income Tax Act & rules in the country during Feb'18 to Dec'22. No adjustment has been made in Income Tax deducted at source form Gross Salary being released during Financial Year 2023-24 till date due to stay on recovery from your Salary account by Hon'ble High Court, Guwahati.”

3. Being dissatisfied, the appellant filed a First Appeal dated 05.02.2024.

The FAA vide its order dated 23.02.2024, held as under.

“In this regard, it is submitted that the reply given by the Public Information Officer, EPI is in order and is as per the provisions of RTI Act, 2005. No further information can be provided.

Further, it may be informed that the above reply has already been sent to yourself by PIO, EPI vide email dated 25.01.2024 (Copy of the email attached).

The appeal stands disposed off.”

4. A written submission has been received from Tapas Kumar Muduli, Assistant General Manager-cum-CPIO vide letter dated 08.07.2025 and the same has been taken on record. The relevant extract of the same is as under:

“This is in reference to the Second appeal filed by appellant Shri Sushil Kumar against PIO' reply dated 25.01.2025.

The submis