'RTI Application under Section 7(1) on a matter affecting Life and Liberty' sought information.

Mr.Pooran Chandra vs Directorate Of Health And Family ... on 20 August, 2010

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Decision No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001628/9090

Complaint No. CIC/SG/C/2009/001628

Complainant : Mr. Pooran Chand

S/o of Shri Narayan Chand,

D-44, West Vinod Nagar,

New Delhi-110092

Respondent : Dr. G. Kausalya

Public Information Officer & Chief Medical Officer

Directorate of Health Services

Govt. of NCT of Delhi,

F-17, Karkardooma, New Delhi.

RTI application filed on : 31/08/2009

PIO replied on : 16/09/2009

First Appeal filed on : 21/09/2009

Order of First Appellate Authority of : 09/11/2009

Complaint filed on : 02/12/2009

Complaint notice issued on : 02/12/2009

Notice of hearing : 16/07/2010

Date of hearing : 16/08/2010

The Complainant had with a subject 'RTI Application under Section 7(1) on a matter affecting Life and Liberty' sought information. He stated that he was a BPL card holder suffering from a serious disease,- compression of the spine,- which needed to be operated urgently. He went to the India Spinal Injury Center ("ISIC"), which is covered under a scheme whereby a person belonging to the EWS category is entitled to get freeship facility. However, ISIC gave the Complainant an estimate of Rs. 1.75 lakhs. Therefore he sought the following information from the Directorate of Health Services ("DHS" or the "public authority"):
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