Appeal 34/SIC/2013 on 19/06/2014

GOA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION

Ground Floor, Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Patto Plaza, Panaji- Goa.

CORAM: Smt. Leena Mehendale, State Chief Information Commissioner

Appeal 34/SIC/2013

Decided on 19/06/2014

Shri. Vinayak Ghanshyam Kantak,

R/o. H.No. 46/39/70, Near Golden ---- Appellant

Hill Apartment, Mangor Hill,

Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403802

V/S

1. The Public Information Officer,

Inspector of Survey and Land Records, ---- Respondent No. 1

City Survey, Vasco da Gama,

Our Lady of Guia Building,

Vasco da Gama Goa.

2. The Director of Land Survey, ---- Respondent No. 2

Director of Settlement and Land Records,

Government of Goa,

Panaji Goa. 403 001.

O R D E R

This Appeal is filed on 18/03/2013 and it arises out of original RTI application

dated 23/01/2013 made to the PIO in the office of the Inspector of Surveys and Land

Records, City Survey, Vasco da Gama- Goa. The matter pertains basically to chalta No.

63 of Sheet No. 156 and Chalta No. 20 of Sheet No. 156 of the City Survey of Vasco da

Gama.

Part reply has been given by the PIO and some questions were transferred to

another PIO who is also superintendent of Survey and Land Records of Panaji at the

Head office in the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records. For both these PIOs, the

FAA is the Director of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR).

The applicant who is not satisfied with the reply given by both the above

mentioned PIOs namely ISLR Vasco and ISLR Panaji ( Head Office) had nonetheless not

preferred first appeal before the Director of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR). He

has now submitted application before SCIC on 06/11/2013, requesting that he may be

allowed to withdraw this appeal and file it before the appropriate First Appellate

Authority.

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The matter came up for hearing today. The prayer of the appellant is granted. He

should approach the FAA namely DSLR, Panaji with 30 days from the date of receiving

this order. If he so approaches, the FAA is directed to waive the technical delay in filing

the first appeal and should admit the first appeal and decide it on merits within one

month as required under RTI Act. Needless to say that in case the appellant is not

satisfied with the decision of FAA, he will be free to file the second appeal within the

frame work of RTI Act 2005.

With this direction the appeal is dismissed as premature. Parties to be informed.

Sd/-

(Leena Mehendale)

Goa State Chief Information Commissioner,

Panaji-Goa.