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

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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