GOA
STATE INFORMATION COMMISISON
Ground
Floor, Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Patto Plaza, Panaji-Goa
Coram:
Smt. Leena Mehendale, State Chief Information Commissioner
Appeal
no.157/SCIC/2012
Decided
on 03/04/2014
Mrs.
Leena Seby Pinto,
H.No.761/48,
Sai
Nagar, Aldona,
Bardez-Goa.
V/s
1.
The Public Information Officer,
And
Headmaster,
Saint
Mary’s Convent School,
Mapusa
–Goa.
2.
The First Appellate Authority,
OSD
(Legal ), Directorate of Education,
Government
of Goa,
Porvorim-Goa.
O
R D E R (ORAL)
This
Appeal if filed on 28/04/2012 by the Appellant who is not highly
educated. She is mother of two daughter Ayesha Pinto and Ailda Pinto
and informs me that her husband Mr. Pinto lives separate but without
divorce. He works as a peon in St. Mary Convent High School and the
daughters have studied in St. Thomas Girls High School during the
period of 2002-2011. Both schools are under same management. The
daughters were entitled to certain scholarships / reimbursements
towards their education on the ground of economic condition of the
parent. The school authority of St. Thomas school paid to the father
whose name appeared in the school register, as the guardian of the
two girls. He received the money from St. Thomas Girls High School
but kept it for himself. It is the case of the appellant that though
the daughters are staying with her, the father has not passed on the
said money to them but has eaten it away.
That
being the background, the appellant filed RTI applications on
09/03/2012 and 11/5/2012 to the PIO of the St. Mary Convent High
School Mapusa asking for the following,
“claim
made to collect tuition fees in respect if my daughters i) Kum.
Ayesha Pinto and ii) Kum. Ailda Pinto students of Saint Thomas Girls
High School, Aldona for the period w.e.f. January 2002 to November
2011”.
As
no information was received she has filed the First Appeal before the
FAA namely OSD (Legal) Directorate of Education, Govt. of Goa,
Porvorim which was returned to her on the ground that the copy of
original RTI application was not enclosed. Hence she filed this 2nd
Appeal in which she has made FAA the Respondent no 2.
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On
one date of hearing namely on 02/01/2014 when the FAA was also
present, it was explained to Appellant that all the information
requested by her in respect of actual payment of Scholarship or
tuition fees etc would be available not with the St, Mary Convent
High School where her husband is working, but she should get the same
information from St. Thomas Girls High School where her both
daughters have studied. The FAA who is the OSD and legal consultant
with Directorate of Education undertook to advise the management of
St. Thomas Girls High School to provide the information.
The
Appellant has now received the information from St. Thomas Girls High
School as well as Auxilium Primary School where the two daughters had
studied during the period of 2002-2006. The document shows that on
most
occasions, money was received by father but on few occasions, money
was received by her, signing as mother.
In
view of this it is clear that the Appellant has now received at least
part information from the two schools where her both the daughters
have actually studied. If she needs more information on the question
of who has actually collected the Scholarship money (the father or
mother), along with signature of recipient etc, then she has to ask a
specific question mentioning the proper period to the school
authority. If the money is received by the father (Shri. Seby Pinto)
then she has to make an application along with request from both the
daughters to the authority of St. Mary Convent High School to recover
the same money from her husband (Shri. Seby Pinto), and pay it to her
daughters. The St. Mary School Authorities will have to act as per
law and proper procedure.
This
Commission has nothing to intervene further. The appeal is dismissed
with above observation. Order declared in Open Court. Inform the
parties.
Sd/-
(Leena
Mehendale)
Goa State Chief Information Commissioner,
Panaji-Goa
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