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/NGTRI/A/2023/653126 Murugesh V .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO, National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi – 110001 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 02.04.2025 Date of Decision : 15.04.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 07.06.2023 CPIO replied on : 22.06.2023 First appeal filed on : 16.07.2023 First Appellate Authority’s order : 28.08.2023

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : NIL Information sought:

The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 07.06.2023 (online) seeking the following information:

“The Right to Information act under Section 7.1 and 2J Seeking Information and Documents within 48hrs for Job Life of Indian Citizen. The following information and documents are asked for in this advertisement. Advertisement Number NGT/PB/07/Admn/2014/209 Dated 7th July 2022.

1 Whether the National Green Tribunal has followed the Central Reservation rules in the Result of drivers dated 20.05.2023.

2. If followed, please provide the caste certificate of the candidates who have been selected under different categories.

3. Please provide the marks details of the shortlisted candidates who appeared for the skill examination and the interview.

4. please provide the details of the waiting list candidates 5 Who are the Selection Committee, Appointing Officers and Hon’ble Judges who can decide these jobs.

6. Inform details of shortlisted candidates on the basis of which preferences, work experience and marks have been selected.

7.Please inform the Details if there is any violation of rules in selection appointment, appointment without following reservation.

8 Inform the details of the action to be taken and the action to be taken against the concerned officers and staff.

The CPIO furnished a point-wise reply to the Appellant on 22.06.2023 stating as under:

“Point no. 01 The Central Reservation Rules are being followed in the NGT.

Point No(s). 02, 03 & 06. The information sought fall under Section 2(n) and Section 8(1) (j) of the RTI Act, under the ambit of 3rd party information.

Therefore, no information can be provided.

Point No. 04 No separate data/information as sought is prepared. Hence, no information can be provided.

Point No. 05 The members of the Screening and Selection committee are:

1. HMJ, Arun Kumar Tyagi, Judicial Member 2. Hon'ble Dr. A Senthil Vel, Expert Member 3. Ld. Registrar General, NGT, PB, New Delhi

4. Sh. Amit Vashishtha, Additional Director, MOEF&CC Point no. 07 & 08 There is no violation of rules in selection appointment.”

Being dissatisfied, the appellant filed a First Appeal dated 16.07.2023. The FAA vide its order dated 28.08.2023, held as under:

“Being dissatisfied with the aforesaid reply, the appellant has preferred the present appeal stating that details not provided.

Notice of the appeal was issued to the appellant, as well as to CPIO vide communication dated 17.07.2023, giving them an opportunity for personal hearing, through VC and/or for filing response/submissions for 02.08.2023 at 02:30 PM. CPIO has filed response in opposition to the appeal and has appeared during the course of hearing. However, the Appellant preferred to address through VC.

It is to mention here that appellant failed to give his oral submission during the hearing on the pretext of poor connectivity of network from appellant side on 02.08.2023. Considering the issue, the matter was adjourned for 04.08.2023 at 02:30 PM. However, Appellant, vide email dated 04.08.2023 requested to grant 10 days due to personal reasons. Accordingly, allowing the request, the matter vide order dated

04.08.2023 adjourned to 16.08.2023 for hearing.

The Appellant vide email dated 14.08.2023, again requested to grant 7 days due to personal reasons. However, the same was declined for t