SIC/J/A/137/2012/341 - State Information Commission

File No: SIC/J/A/137/2012
Decision No. SIC/J/A/137/2012/341
Sh. Daljit Singh Appellant (Absent)
Dr. D.B. Singh PIO (Present)
Animal Husbandry Department
Principal Stock Assistant Training Institute
Belicharana, Jammu.
Jammu,
10.10.2012
Briefly the facts in this appeal are that Sh. Daljit Singh, Ex. Senior
Veterinary Pharmacist, VPO Raj Bagh, Hiranagar, Kathua moved an application
on 21.04.2012 under J&K State RTI Act, 2009 before the Principal, Stock Assistant
Training Institute, Belicharana, Jammu, seeking the following information:-
“Kindly issue me Stock Assistant Training Diploma for which I have already
applied to your goodself vide my application dated 17.02.2012.”
The record available on the file reveals that as the PIO did not provide any
information to the information seeker as sought by him, he filed an appeal on
30.05.2012 before the FAA i.e. Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu
who also did not adjudicate and dispose it of. The appellant being aggrieved of
the inaction on the part of the PIO as well as the FAA, filed 2 nd appeal on
30.07.2012 alleging therein that no information was provided either by the PIO or
by the FAA.
The Commission while examining the record of the case as also the
contents of the 2 nd appeal filed by the appellant issued a notice vide letter No.
SIC/J/A/137/2012/4391 dated 14.08.2012, directing the PIO to send his reply to
the Commission within seven days but he failed to comply the directions issued by
the Commission. The record available on the file reveals that the FAA / Director
Animal Husbandry Department Jammu vide letter No. DAHJ/T-215/4682 dated
07.07.2012 intimated the PIO / Principal Stock Assistant Training Institute,
Bellicharana that the Stock Training Institute Bellicharana is not authorized to

issue diploma to the successful trainees and advised him to issue certificate of
completion of training to the successful trainees. The PIO vide letter No.
PSATI/307 dated 15.09.2012 also informed the appellant that the information
sought by him is 33 years back which is exempted u/s 8 (3) of the J&K RTI Act,
2009.
On the last date of hearing i.e. 18.09.2012, the PIO was directed to file
written objections before the Commission. The PIO accordingly submitted his
written objections, stating therein that the appellant, who was class-IV employee
of Animal Husbandry Department, was deputed to Stock Assistant Training
Institute, R.S. Pura for undergoing training for a period of one year during the
year 1979-80 and was declared as re-appear in Annual Examination held in Sept-
October 1980. But later on the appellant was declared as successful in
supplementary examination held in 1981 as per the result sheet enclosed with the
RTI application by the appellant. Consequently the appellant was promoted to the
rank of Stock Assistant (Veternary Pharmacist) and then again promoted to the
rank of Live Stock Assistant (Sr. Veternary Pharmacist) as per his applications and
claims. The certificate for completion of the training issued by the Principal Stock
Assistant Training Institute was mandatory which was also the basic eligibility for
getting the promotion by the appellant. In case the said certificate had not been
issued to the appellant, he would not have been promoted to the higher cadre
which clearly indicates that the certificate in question might have already been
issued to the appellant.
In view of the aforesaid facts, since the information sought by the
information seeker is about 33 years back and also the office of the PIO is not
competent to issue such certificate as demanded by the information seeker,
therefore, the appellant is hereby advised to approach the appropriate Institute
for getting the duplicate copy of Stock Assistant Training Certificate of the course
undertaken and completed by him during the year 1979-80.
The appeal is accordingly disposed of.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Sd/-
( Dr. S.K. Sharma)
State Information Commissioner
Copy to :
1. Public Information Officer / Principal, Stock Assistant Training Institute,
Belicharana, Jammu
2. Sh. Daljit Singh, Ex. Senior Veterinary Pharmacist, VPO Raj Bagh, Hiranagar,
Kathua.
(Khalid A. Shah)
Assistant Registrar,
J&K State Information Commission
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