Appeal No. 40/SIC/2012 Decided on 27/08/2014

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GOA STATE INFORMATION COMMISISON

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

Coram : Smt. Leena Mehendale, State Chief Information Commissioner

Appeal No. 40/SIC/2012

Decided on 27/08/2014

Shri Nevil B. Furtado

R/o. H. No. 51, Copelwaddo,

Sernabatim, Salcete, Goa ……Appellant

V/s

1.Executive Engineer-VI/Public Information Officer,

Works Division VI,(Roads South),

Fatorda, Margao, Goa

2.Superintending Survey of Works/First Appellate Authority,

Altinho, PWD, Panaji, Goa.

3. Village Panchayat Secretary Colva/Deemed PIO,

Village Panchayat of Colva,

Colva, Salcete, Goa. ……Respondents

O R D E R (Open Court)

RTI application dated : -30/09/2011

PIO reply on : -17/11/2011

First Appeal filed on : -07/12/2011

FAA Order dated : -13/01/2012

Second Appeal filed on : -20/02/2012

This case has a short point. An RTI application made on 30/09/2011 to the PIO of PWD, W.D. VI, Fatorda, Margao for inspection and information regarding letter No. VP/SVC/179/79-80 dated 13/11/1979 from V.P. to the PWD. The said letter is supposed to be in respect of permission to construct a Farm House and the Plan (Site-map) thereof. This information pertains to the document which is more than 30 years old. A reply was given inviting him for inspection but expressing that the matter was very old.

Finally it was informed on 17/11/2011 that the information was not traceable being old. The First Appeal decided by Appeal No. 288 of 2011 recorded that the PIO requested V.P. Colva to furnish information but V.P. Officer has also replied that the matter is very old and untraceable . The FAA has passed a detailed order directing PIO to supply point wise reply within 10 days.

During the hearing of second appeal, the Appellant filed an application on 01/04/2014 seeking permission to implead the V.P. Officer of Colva as Respondent No. 3. This was permitted and V.P. Officer of Colva has remained present on 11/07/2014. He explained that his earlier Village Panchayat Officer has already shown the information to be unavailable being more than 30 years old. He however agreed that he can make one more search within next 15 days, if the Appellant is not satisfied, he may approach the BDO who is the FAA for V.P.

With these instructions, present appeal is partly allowed and closed. Declared in Open Court.

(Leena Mehendale)

Goa State Chief Information Commissioner,

Panaji-Goa