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Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई दिल्ली, New Delhi – 110067 नितीय अपील संख्या / Second Appeal No. CIC/AAOIN/A/2024/641680 CIC/AAOIN/A/2024/640598 Arun R A … अपीलकता/ग Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO: Airport Authority of India, Chennai T. N …प्रनतवािीगण/Respondent Relevant dates emerging from the appeal(s):

Sl. No. Second Date of Date of Date of Date of Date of Appeal RTI CPIO’s First FAA’s Second No. Application Reply Appeal Order Appeal

1. 641680 28.04.2024 22.05.2024 05.06.2024 14.06.2024 02.09.2024 2. 640598 29.04.2024 30.05.2024 05.06.2024 24.06.2024 02.09.2024 Note: The instant set of appeal(s) have been clubbed for decision as these relate to similar RTI Applications and same subject matter.

Date of Hearing: 18.11.2025 Date of Decision: 20.11.2025 CORAM:

Hon’ble Commissioner _ANANDI RAMALINGAM

O R D E R

Second Appeal No. CIC/AAOIN/A/2024/641680

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 28.04.2024 seeking information on the following points:

1. “Provide the certified copy of Letter No AAI/SR/M/2-1(6)/EA/R&P/ dated

22.03.2024 issued by RHQ (SR) as response to my representation which was referred by Assistant Manager B BHULAKSHMI of Vijayawada Airport to generate the Letter No AAI/BZ/PF/HR/2024 dated 05 April 2024.

2. If any official document is provided as response to any representation filed by any employee posted at any Airport under AAI SR, does the HR officials have the power or authority to deny the copy of that reply received through official channel from higher authority to any official filing any representation through proper channel in AAI? If so, provide the certified copy of any such authorisation letter available with the HR department of Vijayawada Airport as per relevant provisions of RTI Act 2005.

3. If any such authorisation letter as mentioned in query 1 for denying the response letter to any representation filed by any official of any Airport under AAI SR is not available with the HR Dept of Vijayawada Airport, provide the exact grounds based on which the response letter originated by RHQ SR and received by HR department of Vijayawada Airport was intentionally denied to me by Airport Manager B Bhulakshmi till date. Provide the certified copy of the official document based on which AM B Bhulakshmi or HR department has the power to deny me the official response letter issued to me by RHQ SR, as per relevant provisions of RTI Act 2005.

4. In the letter number AAI/BZ/PF/HR/2024/ dated 5th April 2024 it is mentioned in Para 1 (b) that " as per AAI policy completion of basic training course (BTC) is the prerequisite for consideration for appointment to the post of junior assistant (FS)" . If that is the case, provide the certified copy of the official document generated by the concerned official of AAI SR and submitted before the Honourable High Court of Kerala or any other higher court to inform about this prerequisite for appointment before the ex-servicemen were sent for training to FSTC KAOLKATA by the Appointing Authority of AAI SR. The certified copy of that document is requested as per provisions of RTI Act

2005.”

1.1. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 22.05.2024 and the same is reproduced as under :-

“Point No. 1: Certified Copy of RHQ letter no. AAI/SR/M/2-1(6)/EA/R&P/dated

22.03.2024 is enclosed.

Point No. 2 & 3: A citizen has a right to get only such information from a public authority which is held by the public authority or which is held under its control.

Further, a CPIO is not supposed to provide the information questions of the applicant since it do not come under the ambit of the RTI Act, 2005 Point No. 4: Please refer Page-4, Clause-4 of Advertisement Notification no.

SR/01/2018, under "Selection process & Syllabus for Junior Assistant(Fire Service)."

(Copy enclosed)”

1.2. Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 05.06.2024. The FAA vide order dated 14.06.2024 upheld the reply given