Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd.), the Delhi-based applicant, had sought information as per media reports, which stated that four former chiefs of Indian Armed Force had written to the president requesting him to urgently intervene on the issue of 'one rank, one pension'.
After the Prime Minister's Office, there seems to be a similar delay in response to an RTI application from the president's office. It's been over 140 days and an RTI applicant is yet to get the details he sought on the 'one rank, one pension' issue.
Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd.), the Delhi-based applicant, had sought information as per media reports, which stated that four former chiefs of Indian Armed Force had written to the president requesting him to urgently intervene on the issue of 'one rank, one pension'.
He had sought information on the date on which the president and the senior most officer had perused the letter from four former chiefs, complete brief on follow-up actions taken on the letter giving dateline, records of files and its reference number along with inspection for the same.
"It has been over two months after the first appellate authority (FAA) ordered the public information officer (PIO) to allow me inspection. However, I am yet to hear about that. Not to say that their language was arrogant when they wrote 'As and when informed by the undersigned, he (applicant) may come and see the file at convenient date and time'. One expects better precedence to be set by the president's office," said Batra.
Batra's application was made on August 14 last year. While the PIO provided the letter the president's office had received and the one forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office, no other detail was provided.
An appeal was made in October. "They, however, gave a reply to an appeal that I had never filed. I then sent a mail to which a general order without referring or answering any of my queries was given," said Batra.
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