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2026 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 8357

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Ravi Shankar Pandey – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) – Respondent
CIC/IOCLD/A/2025/107617



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के ኚ᭾ीय सूचना आयोग

Central Information Commission

बाबा गंगनाथ मागग, मुननरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka

नई नि्ቤी, New Delhi – 110067

File No: CIC/IOCLD/A/2025/107617

Ravi Shankar Pandey .….अपीलक

VERSUS

बनाम

CPIO : Indian Oil Corporation

Limited, Pipelines Division, ….्ቚनर्वािीगण /RESPONDENT

Eastern Region Pipelines, O/o Chief

General Manager (Techincal)/RTI,

14, Lee Road, Kolkata - 700020.

Date of Hearing : 06-07-2026

Date of Decision : 06-07-2026

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Khushwant Singh Sethi

Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 17-10-2024

CPIO replied on : 20-11-2024

First appeal filed on : 05-12-2024

First Appellate Authority’s order : 09-01-2025

2 nd Appeal dated : 06-03-2025

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Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 17-10-2024 seeking the

following information:

“( ) -53, -540, - ,

कउपरोक्तविषय कांकतख त खेसर मौज घनश्य मपकड़ी

- ,

थ न प़ीपर जजल पूिीचम्प रणकीजथथतभूममपरसरक रीथतरसेजजन

रैयतद रोकीननज़ीभूमममेंप इपल इनबिछ ईगडऔरउनरैयतद रोंकी

ननज़ीभूममकोभूअजनज करसरक रीर मिकीभुगत नहुईउनसभ़ी

, / , ,

रैयतद रोंकीन मवपत पनतक न मिपत भूममकीरकि रैयतद रोंकी

, ,

ज ाँच्ቚनतिेदनकीछ य ्ቚनतभुगत नर मिनतथथकेस थवििरणिांथचत

,

द्ि र समवपतज भूममक दसत िजे आिेदनकीछ य ्ቚनत भूसांिजधित

,

दथत िजे ोंकीज ाँच्ቚनतिेदनकीछ य ्ቚनतभूगत नर ि़ीनतथ़ीकेस थ

,

वििरण िांथचतरैय तद रोंकीसूच़ीजजधहेमुआिज र ि़ीभुगत ननहीां

,

हुईरैयतद रोंद्ि र आपविदजज्ቚनतिेदनएिांइस्ቚनतिेदनपरजाँचोपर तां

समवपतज ज ांच्ቚनतिेदनकीछ य ्ቚनतएिांहम रेननज़ीभूमममेंबिछ ईगई

प इपल इनकीमुआिज मुझेउपलब्िनहीांकर ईगईसभ़ीवििरणसूचन

ददय ज ये।

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 20-11-2024 stating as

under:

“्ቚश्न ( क) क उिर

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-53, -540, , - ,

आिेदकद्ि र ख त खेसर मौज घनश्य मपकड़ीथ न प़ीपर

-

जजल पूिी चम्प रण के रैयतद रों से सांिांथित म गां ़ी गई ज नक री

, RTI , 2005

व्यजक्तयोंकीव्यजक्तगतज नक रीहोनेकेक रण अथिननयम

8 (1) (j)

कीि र केअनुस रस झ नहीांकीज सकत़ी।

आिेदकमुआिजेसेसांिांथितज नक रीकेमलएउक्तखेसर क आिश्यक

/

दथत िजे ्ቚथतुतकरननम्नमलखखतअथिक री क य जलयसेककस़ीभ़ीक यज

:

ददिसमेंज नक री्ቚ प्तकरसकतेहैं

, ,

्ቦ़ी रमेिचौिरी ्ቚच लन्ቚिांिक ्ቚभ री इांडडयनऑयलकॉपोरिन

मलममटेड

( ) ,

प इपल इधस्ቚभ ग पूिी्ቌे्ቔप इपल इधस मोनतह री्ቇ मिपोथट

, - , -845435.

ऑकिसःछपर िहसमोनतह री जजल पूिीचपां रण बिह र िोन

नम्िर

9264193047

3. Being dissatisfied, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 05-12-2024.

The FAA vide its order dated 09-01-2025, upheld the reply given by the CPIO.

4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, Appellant approached the Commission

with the instant Second Appeal.

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Appellant: Absent.

Respondent: Mr. Arindham Bagchi, CPIO, attended the hearing through video

conference.

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5. The Respondent submitted, that the appellant sought information

regarding the compensation amount paid to the land owners, whose land had

been acquired for a pipeline project. The respondent also submitted, that the

appellant’s name is not amongst the list of persons, whose land had been

acquired. Hence, the sought information regarding the compensation details,

inspection report does not pertain to the appellant, and the same is exempted

U/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005.

6. Written submission dated 01.07.2026, filed by the respondent is taken on

record.

Decision:

7. The Commission, after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the

case, hearing the respondent and perusal of the records, observes that the FAA

gave an appropriate reply to the appellant, vide order dated 09.01.2025, as per

the RTI Act, 2005. Therefore, no further intervention of the Commission is

required. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

Copy of the decision be provided free of cost to the parties.

(Khushwant Singh Sethi) (खुशव

Information Commissioner ( ूचना आयु

निनांक/Date: 06.07.2026

Authenticated true copy

S. K. Chitkara (एस. के . नचटकारा)

Dy. Registrar (उप-पंजीयक)

011-26107026

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Copy To:

1. The CPIO

Indian Oil Corporation Limited,

Pipelines

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