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2026 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 8133

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Swagat Das, Information Commissioner
G. S. Gangadharappa – Appellant
Versus
C.P.I.O, National Academy of Indian Railway – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:
For the Respondents: Deepak Parmar

Table of Content
1. initial request for candidate response sheets and subsequent administrative responses. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. procedural verification of appeal service and respondent's contention regarding non-availability of records. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
3. limitation of appeal scope to the original rti application and factual verification of data dissemination. (Para 8 , 9)
4. public authorities are not required to procure or create information not held in their records. (Para 10 , 11)

Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 09-08-2024

CPIO replied on : 06-09-2024

First appeal filed on : 10-09-2024

First Appellate Authority’s order : 09-10-2024

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 28-10-2024

Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 09-08-2024 seeking the following information:

“1.Copy of the Response sheets of all the candidates appeared for the post of Assistant Works Manager/Mechanical/RWF/YNK, on 04/08/2024, in Bangalore centre.

2. Above information of all the candidates arranged in NAIR web site to all the candidates to make objections up to 17:00 hrs of 09/08/2024.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 06-09-2024 stating

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