[HumJanenge] Fwd: Fw: posting and Complaint

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From: Biswa Mohanty <biswa_keshari@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Subject: Fw: posting and Complaint
To: "pradippradhan63@gmail.com" <pradippradhan63@gmail.com>

 

Pleasesee how Mr. Jagadanand Mohanty, State Information Commissioner is hell-bent toprotect the errant PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority- A Case Study

(ComplaintCase No- 2935/2010 disposed on 23.5.2012)

 

Ondated 22.3.2010, I had submitted RTI Application to the PIO, office ofCommunity Health Centre, Chandabali, Bhadrak district  seeking information about  details ofstaff, officers working in the CHC, Monthly Salary received  by them, details of cadre –wise existingvacancies etc.  Finding no information, Ihad approached to the 1^st Appellate Authority on 7.5.2010. Gettingno response from 1^st Appellate Authority, I made complaint to theCommission 12.6.2010.

 

Mycase was heard  by Mr. Jagadanand  four times. On last  hearing dated 23.5.2012 in the presence of Nihar Ranjan Mishra, PIO, BhagabanChandra Pati, ex-Public Health Extension Officer-cum-PIO, Goura Chandra Jena,ex-1^st Appellate Authority, Mr. Jagadanand Mohanty , SIC heardmy  case and  observed  that the information has not been supplied within time  stipulated timeperiod  under RTI Act.  He issued show cause notice to the PIO  and1^st Appellate Authority  whypenalty will not be imposed  on PIO  and disciplinary action not be  recommended against the 1^st Appellate Authority.  In response to show cause notice, neither thePIO nor 1^st Appellate Authority responded properly except citingreasons of ignorance of the law and so-called workload which was resulted in non-supplyof the information. These two reasons are not the ground to be exonerated fromthe penalty.  Mr. Jagadanand remained silenton illegal act of PIO and issued warning to the 1^st Appellate Authoritynot to repeat in future. He has not cited any reasons for not imposing penaltyon erring PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority in his decision. Both thedefaulting PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority is simply exonerated frompenalty.

 

AsI feel, Jagadanand's   desperate actto  protect PIO and 1^stAppellate Authority  has  encouraged corrupt PIOs to  ignore RTI Application and  disregard RTI Act itself. As I have heard,this is not a single case of Mr. Jagadanand. He has  repeatedly and deliberately  provided blanket protection to the defaulting PIOs  for his vested interest. I request allcitizens to be careful  to Mr.Jagadanand. Please find below my Complaint to Governor, Odisha  to takeaction against him under section 17 of the RTI Act.

 

Thanks

 

Biswa Keshari Mohanty

Chandabali

Bhadrak

 

Ifyou have any doubt, please contact me 9776637957  

 

 

 

 

To

The Hon'bleGovernor                                                                                                                                  Date-26.7.12

Raj Bhawan

Bhubaneswar

 

Sub- Complaint  against Mr.Jagadanand Mohanty, State Information Commissioner for his nefarious act ofprotecting corrupt PIOs  under section 17of the RTI Act   (Complaint Case No-2935/2010 disposed on 23.5.2012)

 

Sir

Ibeg to bring to your kind notice the following complaint against Mr. Jagadanand,state Information Commissioner   seeking  your urgent intervention and necessary action.

 

That,on dated 22.3.2010, I had submitted RTI Application to the PIO, office ofCommunity Health Centre, Chandabali, Bhadrak district  seeking information about  details ofstaff, officers working in the CHC, Monthly Salary received  by them, details of cadre –wise existingvacancies etc.  Finding no information, Ihad approached to the 1^st Appellate Authority on 7.5.2010. Gettingno response from 1^st Appellate Authority, I made complaint to theCommission 12.6.2010.

 

Mycase was heard  by Mr. Jagadanand  four times. On last  hearing dated 23.5.2012,  in the presenceof Nihar Ranjan Mishra, PIO, Bhagaban Chandra Pati, ex-Public Health ExtensionOfficer-cum-PIO, Goura Chandra Jena, ex-1^st Appellate Authority, Mr.Jagadanand Mohanty , SIC heard my case  and  observed that  the information has not beensupplied  within time  stipulated time period  under RTI Act.  He issued show cause notice to the PIO  and1^st Appellate Authority  whypenalty will not be imposed  on PIO  and disciplinary action not be  recommended against the 1^st Appellate Authority.  In response to show cause notice, neither thePIO nor 1^st Appellate Authority responded properly except citingreasons of ignorance of the law and so-called workload which was resulted innon-supply of the information. These two reasons are not the ground to beexonerated from the penalty.  Mr.Jagadanand remained silent on illegal act of PIO and issued warning to the 1^stAppellate Authority not to repeat in future. He has not cited any reasons fornot imposing penalty on erring PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority inhis decision. Both the defaulting PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority issimply exonerated from penalty.

 

AsI feel, Mr. Jagadanand is  having nexuswith corrupt bureaucracy and    desperate  to protect PIO and 1^st Appellate Authority  by hook or by crook. This act of theCommission  has  encouraged corrupt PIOs to  ignore RTI Application and  disregard RTI Act itself in the state

 

Inthis context, I request you  to enquireinto the matter  and take appropriateaction against him  under the Act.

 

Thankingyou

Yourssincerely

 

Biswa Keshari Mohanty

At-Kulhi, Post-Goladia, PS-Chandabali

Dist-Bhadrak, Odisha  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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