New Delhi: The ministry of civil aviation (MCA) has refused to share papers regarding the divestment of Air India sought by an applicant under RTI in July 2017. It did so on the grounds that at that time “the file on disinvestment of AI had not been opened, and therefore appellant was informed that information is not available”.
When the Central Information Commission (CIC) directed MCA to find if any papers existed at that time and to make them available, the latter sought the law ministry’s opinion. The law ministry advised MCA to file an appeal in the high court to avoid “any adverse order” for non-compliance of the CIC’s order.
This tussle broke out when an applicant in July 2017 sought various letters and documents under RTI exchanged between MCA and different offices about the proposed disinvestment of AI. That was the time when NDA had begun planning to divesting in AI. When the ministry did not provide the sought information, the applicant, Nutan Thakur, filed a second appeal with the CIC.
On March 26, 2019, the CIC passed an order asking MCA to determine if any papers, as sought by the applicant, existed on the date when the applications were filed. “Commission remarked at the absurdity of the submissions of (MCA) CPIO (central public information officer) as on one hand it was claimed that the file was not opened, on the other hand, it is claimed that (ministry’s financial adviser) denied the information under … RTI Act,” the order said.
20/05/19 Times of India
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When the Central Information Commission (CIC) directed MCA to find if any papers existed at that time and to make them available, the latter sought the law ministry’s opinion. The law ministry advised MCA to file an appeal in the high court to avoid “any adverse order” for non-compliance of the CIC’s order.
This tussle broke out when an applicant in July 2017 sought various letters and documents under RTI exchanged between MCA and different offices about the proposed disinvestment of AI. That was the time when NDA had begun planning to divesting in AI. When the ministry did not provide the sought information, the applicant, Nutan Thakur, filed a second appeal with the CIC.
On March 26, 2019, the CIC passed an order asking MCA to determine if any papers, as sought by the applicant, existed on the date when the applications were filed. “Commission remarked at the absurdity of the submissions of (MCA) CPIO (central public information officer) as on one hand it was claimed that the file was not opened, on the other hand, it is claimed that (ministry’s financial adviser) denied the information under … RTI Act,” the order said.
20/05/19 Times of India
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