Need Help: Traffic Challan

[jiwateshwar]

Through an RTI application, I had requested the state transport authority to provide me with copies of all challans issued to a particular vehicle which was involved in a criminal case. The CPIO did not respond for the first two months. Close to the expiry of my time for first appeal, I filed my first appeal befor teh FAA.The FAA sought comments from the CPIO and the CPIO thus requested me to come over to his place. There he told me as to how he had not received my application and further told me that the information requested can not be furnished. He said the information asked for is voluminous. Further he said that teh police does not keep records of challans and even if they are kept, then they are localized to specific police stations. Thus for him to be able to provide me the requested information, he would have to forward my application to offices in all districts who would further forward the application to each thana in district. Further the employees would then have to go through the records for the past 6 years etc etc and so on.

What I ned to ask is, is the above version true? Is it really the way challan copies are maintained? Would this divert the govt resources? Is not the challan copy centralized to some point for example the registering authority for the vehicle or the DLA?

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[jps50]

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U are entitled to the info U have asked. How to collect is PIO's problem. U may proceed further by writing to FAA what transpired at PIO's meeting and insist that info be supplied to U. I suggest never to visit PIO or even FAA. Ask them to reply in writing. U can even file separate applications with each of the district RTO for the same info.

[abhi987]

jps50 is correct, even I do not prefer personal interactions with PIO / AA, firstly it becomes personal and more importantly the process needs to be documented, the PIO should have written to you the difficulties in obtaining the info.

[sunaabhsarkar]

JPS50 is right. It is the PIO headache how he gets and provides the information asked for. The applicant is not bound to present himself before the PIO. Write a letter [registered AD/ Speed Post] to the FAA/ PIO/ AA/APO mentioning about your meeting and expressly insisting that he/ she provides you a signed, stamped and certified copy of what ever he/shas to say with regards to your query.

[jiwateshwar]

Do you think an appeal in this case will end in my favour if i was to get a first hearing or second hearing.